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Filter by:The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has specific rules which generic drug companies must follow to get a generic copy of a seizure medication approved. Currently, FDA approves generic drugs by requiring studies on normal volunteers who don't have epilepsy and who take just one dose of the generic drug followed by a series of blood tests. Some people with epilepsy and their physicians have complained about side effects or loss of seizure control when taking generic drugs, but no one knows if these complaints are truly because of problems with the generic drugs. This research is to determine whether several different generic versions and the brand version of the medication lamotrigine perform in a similar way when given to people with epilepsy. The study drug Lamictal® (lamotrigine) and both of the generic forms of lamotrigine to be tested are approved by the FDA for the treatment of seizures.
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting women of childbearing age. Poor pregnancy outcomes are increased in these women and their children. The proposed studies will increase our knowledge on multiple levels to improve care and reduce adverse outcomes in these mothers and children. An overall goal of this study is to establish the relationship between antiepileptic drug exposure and outcomes in the mother and child as well as describe and explain the variability in antiepileptic drug exposure and response.
N01372 study is to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, maintenance of efficacy of Brivaracetam (BRV); as well as the effect of BRV on subjects' health-related quality of life and to explore the direct medical resource use for BRV (for subjects entering N01372 from a study where pharmacoeconomic data was collected). BRV will be used at doses up to maximum of 200 mg/day, as adjunctive treatment in subjects aged 16 years or older with Epilepsy.
As part of a European post-marketing commitment, GSK will conduct a survey of physicians' and patients' understanding of the significant risks associated with Trobalt™ (retigabine), as described in the Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) and the Physician's Guide. The goal of the surveys is to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational plan as specified in the European Risk Management Plan (RMP). The objectives of this study are to assess patients' and prescribers' understanding and knowledge of the significant risks associated with Trobalt™ use as evaluated by a survey instrument. This is a cross sectional survey of: 1. 250 patients recruited from across the following countries (United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Slovakia and Norway) and up to 100 patients from Germany who are currently using or have filled a prescription for Trobalt™ at least once in the last 3 months. 2. 200 neurologists who have prescribed an anti-epileptic drug (AED) at least once in the last 3 months, and who were on the list to which a letter containing the Physician's Guide for Trobalt™ was distributed from across the following countries (United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Slovakia and Norway). At least 75 of the neurologists will have prescribed Trobalt™. The survey will also aim to include up to 100 neurologists from Germany of which approximately 50 will have prescribed Trobalt™. Patients eligible for the survey will be asked to take the survey online or via a telephone interview if the latter is preferred. Neurologists will be invited to take the survey online. The selected countries were the first five countries to launch Trobalt™ (Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Sweden) and an additional three countries with launch in 2011, but with relatively high rates of uptake of Trobalt™ (Spain, Slovakia and Norway). The selection of countries includes Switzerland, which is not part of the European Union. However, the key messages regarding the risks with Trobalt™ are in alignment. The rationale for surveying the first five countries to launch is so that any issues identified from these countries regarding the effectiveness of the Physician's Guide and PIL in communicating the risks of Trobalt™ can be addressed as soon as possible, and the key messages can be revised in a timely manner. In addition, these countries are likely to provide the greatest number of neurologists with experience of prescribing Trobalt™, and their patients. The primary outcome of the survey is the proportion of patients/neurologists providing correct responses to a series of questions concerning the significant risks associated with Trobalt™. The risks evaluated will be those described in the Trobalt™ PIL and in the Physician's Guide.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has specific rules generic drug companies must follow to get a generic copy of a seizure medication approved. Currently, the FDA approves generic drugs by requiring studies on normal volunteers who don't have epilepsy and who take just one dose of the generic drug followed by a series of blood tests. Some people with epilepsy and their physicians have complained about side effects or loss of seizure control when taking generic drugs, but no one knows if these complaints are truly because of problems with the generic drugs. When the FDA tests generic copies of lamotrigine (LTG), the blood levels measured after volunteers receive the generic lamotrigine tablets are allowed to fall within a specific range. This research will test whether two different manufacturer's generic lamotrigine, that fall in different parts of that range, perform in a similar way when given to people with epilepsy every day over a several week period. The two products will be called GENERIC A and GENERIC B. The generic forms of the study drug lamotrigine to be tested in this study are approved by the FDA for the treatment of seizures.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 200 and 400 mg/day of orally administered Lacosamide as adjunctive therapy compared with placebo in Japanese and Chinese adults with uncontrolled Partial-Onset Seizures with or without secondary generalization.
To investigate whether MR-guided laser induced thermal therapy in patients diagnosed with focal lesional epilepsy using the Visualase Thermal Therapy System is both a feasible and safe minimally invasive technique for control of seizures in such patients.
The purpose of this dose optimization study is to assess tolerability and efficacy of topiramate monotherapy in recently diagnosed patients with epilepsy who are treatment naive or have failed one anti-epileptic drug (AED) treatment in monotherapy.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term retention rate of topiramate in participants with epilepsy (seizure disorder).
To investigate the steady-state pharmacokinetics of once-daily and twice-daily regimens of BIA 2-093 and twice-daily regimen of Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®) in healthy subjects and to assess the tolerability of such regimens in healthy subjects.