New Treatment for Seizures
What is FYCOMPA (perampanel)?
FYCOMPA is a prescription medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in people with epilepsy aged 4 and older. It is also used with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged 12 and older.
Watch an overview of Fycompa in LGS
– Presented by Dr. Michael Chez
Data from a recent study suggest that treatment with perampanel (Fycompa; Eisai) is safe and well-tolerated in patients with LGS. Findings were presented at the 2021 American Epilepsy Society (AES) Annual Meeting, December 3-7 in Chicago and virtually.
More information about medication access assistance to patients, caregivers, and their medical teams can be found at www.FYCOMPA.com.
READ MORE: Perampanel Effective, Well-Tolerated in Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
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