Beclamide (marketed as Chloracon, Hibicon, Posedrine, Nydrane, Seclar, and other names) is a drug that possesses anticonvulsant activity.
It was studied in the 1950s for its anticonvulsant properties, as a treatment for generalised tonic-clonic seizures.
Interest in the drug resumed in the 1990s for its psychiatric properties as an adjunct in the treatment of schizophrenia.
[3] Side effects are uncommon but include stomach pain, nervousness, giddiness, skin rash and leukopenia.
It is counter-indicated in breast feeding as it is passed in the milk.