Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I focus on new drugs and innovations in medical devices. Last week, the FDA approved XCOPRI (cenobamate tablets) to treat ...

Since 1983, eight new AEDs have been introduced (see Table 2 below). Sadly, a recent VA study of more than 21,000 subjects aged 65 years and older revealed that 80% were being treated with ...

Sabril approved for infantile spasms and adult epileptic seizures The FDA has approved Sabril (vigabatrin, from Lundbeck) oral solution as monotherapy for infantile spasms in children 1 month to 2 ...

Vigabatrin is indicated as monotherapy for children with infantile spasms and as adjunct therapy for adults with refractory complex partial seizures. Vigabatrin is a racemic mixture of two enantiomers ...

The medtech giant has begun rolling out its therapy in the U.S., with the treatment of its first commercially implanted patient after receiving a recent premarket approval from the FDA. The therapy ...

Concomitant use of tramadol and certain antidepressants is associated with a higher risk for seizures among older adults in a ...