Archive for October, 2008

Internal Medicine News - Topamax.(Brief Article)

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

(toipiramate, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc.)

An anticonvulsant for add-on therapy in people aged 2 and older with seizures related to Lennox-Gastaut syndrome. Previously approved as adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

* Dosage: 400 mg a day in two divided doses (for age 17 and over).

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Monday, October 27th, 2008

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Sunday, October 26th, 2008

BRECKENRIDGE, COLO. — Topiramate monotherapy at a target dosage of 100 mg/day–substantially less than conventional dosing–is at least as effective as standard therapeutic doses of carbamazepine or valproate for newly diagnosed epilepsy regardless of seizure type, Jacci Bainbridge, Pharm.D., said at a conference on epilepsy syndromes sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio.

PR Newswire Europe - New Long-Term Clinical Studies and Health-Related Quality of Life Data Show Promise of Topamax(R) in Prevention of Migraine Episodes.

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

ATHENS, Greece, September 19 /PRNewswire/ — Results from two large clinical trials demonstrate that patients with frequent migraine who were treated with TOPAMAX(R) (topiramate) for up to 14 months (6 months double blind followed by 8 months open label) had a persistent reduction in the frequency of migraine headaches(1).

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Medical Marketing and Media - Best Media Planning/Buying Campaign in Professional Media

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

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PR Newswire - FDA Grants Pediatric Exclusivity for TOPAMAX®, Extending the Marketing Exclusivity by Six Months

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

TITUSVILLE, N.J., July 24 /PRNewswire/ — Ortho-McNeil Neurologics, a division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted pediatric exclusivity for TOPAMAX(R) (topiramate), based on studies submitted in response to a Written Request by the FDA to investigate the use of TOPAMAX in pediatric patients aged 1 to 24 months with partial onset seizures.
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AsiaPulse News - ANTICONVULSANT DRUG, TOPAMAX REDUCES MIGRAINE FREQUENCY.

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

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LONDON, Sept 23 PRNewswire Asia-AsiaNet — A new study presented today at the 14th Migraine Trust International Symposium shows that topiramate,…

OB/GYN News - Topamax

Friday, October 10th, 2008

(topiramate, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc.)
An anticonvulsant for add-on therapy in people aged 2 and older with seizures related to Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, the third anticonvulsant approved for this devastating form of epilepsy Previously approved as adjunctive therapy for partial-onset seizures and primary, generalized tonic-clonic seizures in children and adults.
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Medical Marketing and Media - FDA posts labeling change for Topamax

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

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