Primidone magani ne da ake amfani da shi don magance rikice-rikice, musamman ɓarna na ɓangarori da rikice-rikice na tonic-clonic gabaɗaya. An rarraba shi azaman maganin tada jijiyoyin jini kuma yana aiki ta hanyar rage sha'awar jijiya a cikin kwakwalwa. Kalmar "primidone" ita kanta ba ta da ma'anar ƙamus daban fiye da amfani da ita a matsayin sunan magani.
