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Carisbamate (YKP 509 proposed trade name Comfyde) is an experimental anticonvulsant drug under development by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development. In 1998 the compound was in-licensed from SK Corp. (currently Life Science Business Division of SK Holdings) a South Korean company. A phase II clinical trial in the treatment of partial seizures demonstrated that the compound has efficacy in the treatment of partial seizures and a good safety profile.