| Subject: | FDA Publishes Updated Clinical Data For Zonisamide |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Tue, 24 Feb 2009 - 10:00 am |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying healthcare professionals that updated clinical data has determined that treatment with zonisamide, indicated as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures in adults with epilepsy, can cause metabolic acidosis in some patients. Patients with predisposing conditions or therapies may be at greater risk for developing metabolic acidosis and the risk of zonisamide-induced metabolic acidosis appears to be more frequent and severe in... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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