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Check out the latest news in the press releases |
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Read the summary of the Consensus Guideline Series: Treatment of Epilepsy (Epilepsy Behav. 2001), which recommended LAMICTAL for conversion from carbamazepine or phenytoin in adults with partial seizures (second monotherapy) |
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Familiarize yourself with the clinical studies on LAMICTAL in both children and adults |
Safety and effectiveness of LAMICTAL have not been established 1) as initial monotherapy, 2) for conversion to monotherapy from AEDs other than carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone, or valproate, or 3) for simultaneous conversion to monotherapy from 2 or more concomitant AEDs.
Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients below the age of 16, other than those with partial seizures and the generalized seizures of LGS, have not been established.
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Important Safety Information
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Serious rashes requiring hospitalization and discontinuation of treatment have been reported in association with the use of LAMICTAL, some of which have included Stevens-Johnson syndrome
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Epilepsy clinical trials: The incidence of these rashes is approximately 0.8% (8/1000) in pediatric patients (age <16 years) receiving LAMICTAL as adjunctive therapy and 0.3% (3/1000) in adults on adjunctive therapy. In a prospectively followed cohort of 1983 pediatric patients taking adjunctive LAMICTAL, there was 1 rash-related death
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In worldwide postmarketing experience, rare cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis and/or rash-related death have been reported in adult and pediatric patients, but their numbers are too few to permit a precise estimate of the rate
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Hypersensitivity reactions, some fatal or life-threatening, have occurred in association with the use of LAMICTAL. It is important to note that early manifestations of hypersensitivity (eg, fever, lymphadenopathy) may be present even though a rash is not evident. If such signs or symptoms are present, the patients should be evaluated immediately. LAMICTAL should be discontinued if an alternative etiology cannot be established
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Prior to initiation of treatment with LAMICTAL, the patient should be instructed that a rash or other signs or symptoms of hypersensitivity (eg, fever, lymphadenopathy) may herald a serious medical event and that the patient should report any such occurrence to a physician immediately
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To avoid an increased risk of rash, the recommended initial dose and subsequent dose escalations of LAMICTAL should not be exceeded
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LAMICTAL should ordinarily be discontinued at the first sign of rash, unless the rash is clearly not drug-related
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Complete Prescribing Information for LAMICTAL® (lamotrigine) Tablets
For the latest medical updates on epilepsy treatment, visit the American Epilepsy Society, the American Academy of Neurology, and the Child Neurology Society.
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