PERAMPANEL (Fycompa) Nursing Considerations

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What is the generic name?

PERAMPANEL

What is the Trade Name for PERAMPANEL?

Fycompa

What are the Indications for PERAMPANEL?

  • 1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE FYCOMPA, a non-competitive AMPA glutamate receptor antagonist, is indicated for: Treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in patients with epilepsy 4 years of age and older ( 1.1 ) Adjunctive therapy in the treatment of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients with epilepsy 12 years of age and older ( 1.2 ) 1.1 Partial – Onset Seizures FYCOMPA is indicated for the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in patients with epilepsy 4 years of age and older. 1.2 Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures FYCOMPA is indicated as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients with epilepsy 12 years of age and older.

 

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