Background:

Eslicarbazepine acetate, an antiepileptic drug, is a dual a dual Inhibitor of β-Secretase and voltage-gated sodium channel.

Eslicarbazepine acetate is an antiepileptic drug. It is a prodrug which is activated to eslicarbazepine (S-licarbazepine), an active metabolite of oxcarbazepine. Eslicarbazepine acetate is a prodrug for (S)-(+)-licarbazepine, the major active metabolite of oxcarbazepine. Its mechanism of action is therefore identical to that of oxcarbazepine. Eslicarbazepine acetate may not produce as high peak levels of (S)-(+)-licarbazepine immediately after dosing as does oxcarbazepine which could theoretically improve tolerability[1].

参考文献:
[1]. Sibhghatulla Shaikh, et al. Aptiom (Eslicarbazepine Acetate) as a Dual Inhibitor of β-Secretase and Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel: Advancement in Alzheimer's Disease-Epilepsy Linkage via an Enzoinformatics Study. CNS & Neurological Disorders Drug Targets Volume 13 , Issue 7 , 2014.