Nurse Sues After Being Terminated for Reporting Suspected Child Abuse
One can see how a situation like this could occur where parents refuse to communicate with each other.
Seizure Disorders
Ztalmy Oral Suspension Now Available for CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder
The approval was based on data from the phase 3 Marigold study that included patients aged 2 to 19 years with genetically confirmed CDKL5 gene mutation.
Oral Suspension Formulation of Zonisamide Gets FDA Approval
The approval was based on a bioavailability study comparing the efficacy of Zonisade oral suspension to zonisamide capsules in healthy individuals.
Cost of Brand-Name Antiseizure Meds Increased Since 2010
Brand-name ASMs accounted for 79 percent of costs in 2018, despite representing only 14 percent of pill days
Serotonergic Antidepressants in Pregnancy Not Tied to Neonatal Seizures
Maternal use of SSRIs, SNRIs in first trimester of pregnancy not linked to increased risk for neonatal seizures or childhood epilepsy in offspring
Fenfluramine Seems Effective for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Reduction in frequency of drop seizures greater with fenfluramine versus placebo
Fintepla Approved for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
The approval was based on data from a phase 3 trial that evaluated the efficacy and safety of Fintepla in 263 patients aged 2 to 35 years with LGS.
Patient Education Important With Antiseizure Med Generic Substitutions
Pharmacotherapeutic issues associated with generic substitutions of antiseizure medications may not only be the result of the FDA’s bioequivalence standards.
