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Article: Keppra XR(TM) Offers Convenient Dosing for People With Partial Onset Seizures.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 19, 2008
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press release, regulated information: UCB announced that Keppra XR(TM) offers convenient dosing for people with epilepsy. Keppra XR(TM) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 2008 for use as an add-on to other antiepileptic treatments for people with partial-onset seizures who are 16 years of age and older (see also Epilepsy).
While many people with epilepsy are successfully treated with one or more of the currently available antiepileptic drugs, a significant percentage still live with uncontrolled seizures or intolerable side effects.
A recent online survey of 451 people living with epilepsy showed that almost half ...