The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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March 9, 2009
Rufinamide (Banzel) for Epilepsy
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Rufinamide (Banzel) for Epilepsy
March 9, 2009 (Issue: 1307)
Rufinamide (Banzel - Eisai), a triazole derivative structurally unrelated to other marketed antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), has been approved by the FDA for treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) in patients ≥4 years old.
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