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ReviewACS omega2026

Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Antiepileptic Drugs: Process Intensification, Sustainability Metrics, and Scalable Manufacturing.

Amit Upadhyay, Alka Raj Pandey, Ashwini Mishra, Shashank Tewari

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Review in ACS omega, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Amit UpadhyayFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mahayogi Gorakhnath University Gorakhpur, Arogya Dham, Sonbarsa, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273007, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5800-3587
Alka Raj PandeyLloyd Institute of Management & Technology, Plot No. 11, Knowledge Park-II, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201306, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3771-6227
Ashwini MishraCenter for Synthesis & Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland.
Shashank TewariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6761-3926

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The current trend in antiepileptic drug (AED) development entails finding and creating safer, more effective technologies as the world continues to source AEDs, thereby creating a larger carbon footprint through the batch-process method of manufacturing AEDs, along with potential resource limitations and/or supply chain constraints on batch-manufactured products. This review will evaluate the change in AED manufacturing from the batch-process method to the continuous-flow process and the advantages associated with integrating environmentally friendly chemical methods into continuous-flow manufacturing processes to create AEDs and the new generation of AEDs with reduced waste. The review will examine examples of recent advances in continuous-flow processing of major molecules, including pregabalin, levetiracetam, lacosamide, and brivaracetam. In addition, the review will discuss the obstacles preventing a complete transition to an automated, environmentally friendly, and continuous-flow process for producing AEDs.

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PMID42730214
PMCPMC13563991

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