Rufinamide


- TRADE NAMES: Banzel (Eisai); Inovelon (Eisai); Xilep
- INDICATIONS: Epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
- CLASS: Antiepileptic
- HALF-LIFE: 6–10 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine, Phenobarbital, Primidone, Topiramate, Valproic Acid, Vigabatrin
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
Contra-indicated in patients with familial short QT syndrome.
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GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
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Page last updated 08/01/2022
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Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Warnings in other populations 
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric