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FDA Approves Briviact (brivaracetam) to Treat Partial Onset Seizures

February 19, 2016 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Briviact (brivaracetam) as an add-on treatment to other medications to treat partial onset seizures in patients age 16...

FDA Approves Spritam (levetiracetam) as the First 3D Printed Drug Product

BLUE ASH, Ohio, August 3, 2015 – Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Spritam (levetiracetam) for oral use as a prescription...

FDA Approves Fycompa as Adjunctive Treatment for Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Tokyo, June 22, 2015 – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary Eisai Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an indication expansion...

Sun Pharma Announces FDA Approval of Elepsia XR (levetiracetam) Extended-Release Tablets

March 04, 2015, Mumbai: Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd. (SPARC) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its New Drug Application (NDA) for Elepsia XR...

FDA Approves Aptiom to Treat Seizures in Adults

November 8, 2013 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate) as an add-on medication to treat seizures associated with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a brain...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Potiga (Ezogabine): Drug Safety Communication - Linked To Retinal Abnormalities And Blue Skin Discoloration

UPDATED 11/01/2013:  FDA approved changes to the drug label, underscoring risks of abnormalities to the retina in the eye, potential vision loss, and skin discoloration, all of which may become ...

Supernus Announces Final FDA Approval and Upcoming Launch of Trokendi XR

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, received final approval from the Food & Drug Administration (the "FDA") for...

FDA Approves Fycompa (perampanel) to Treat Partial Onset Seizures

October 23, 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fycompa (perampanel) tablets to treat partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy ages 12 years and older. Partial...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Antiepileptic Drugs

[UPDATE 05/05/2009] FDA notified healthcare professionals that it approved updated labeling for antiepileptic drugs used to treat epilepsy, psychiatric disorders, and other conditions (e.g., migraine...

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