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Sustained Efficacy Of Vimpat (Lacosamide) In Reducing Partial Onset Of Seizures For Up To Eight Years

September 1, 2011
The 29th International Epilepsy Congress in Rome, Italy (28th August-1st September) 1-4 presented consistent evidence this week, that a combined treatment with Vimpat® (lacosamide) has generally been well tolerated and linked to a sustained reduction in partial onset seizures for up to 8 years. Lacosamide, launched in the E.U. in ...

New Analysis Shows Potential Cost Savings Of Adding Antiepileptic Drug Vimpat® C-V

June 1, 2011
UCB announced findings of the first cost-effectiveness analysis of Vimpat® (lacosamide) as add-on therapy for adults with uncontrolled partial-onset seizures. The findings were presented at the 16th International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) annual meeting in Baltimore, MD, USA. Researchers used a simulated pharmaco-economic model ...

Research Supporting The Role Of Antiepileptic Drug Vimpat® (Lacosamide) (C-V) To Be Highlighted At Upcoming AAN Meeting

April 10, 2010
The antiepileptic drug (AED) Vimpat® (lacosamide) (C-V) will be the subject of numerous studies and analyses at the 62nd annual American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto from April 10-17. "The breadth and depth of Vimpat data being presented at AAN ...

Phase III clinical study: Vimpat demonstrates fewer partial-onset seizures versus placebo in adults with epilepsy

March 12, 2010
UCB today announced that the antiepileptic drug (AED) Vimpat® (lacosamide) (C-V) demonstrated significantly fewer partial-onset seizures versus placebo in adults living with epilepsy, according to a Phase III clinical study published online in Epilepsia.

Study reinforces role of AED Vimpat (lacosamide) (C-V) as add-on treatment for POS

March 11, 2010
Vimpat demonstrated significantly greater seizure reduction versus placebo whenadded to other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs).The absence of significant pharmacokinetic drug interactions, as demonstrated in thisand other Vimpat studies, may allow for ease of Vimpat use as add-on therapy.

UCB presents data on Vimpat AED at the AES meeting

December 7, 2009
UCB today announced new findings on its antiepileptic drug (AED) Vimpat® that offer additional clinical evidence supporting the use of this AED as adjunctive therapy in adult patients with partial-onset seizures. Results of presented research demonstrate sustained efficacy in adult patients taking Vimpat® for up to three years, and a ...