Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG). Eslicarbazepine acetate (Zebinix®) 800 mg tablets. Penarth: All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC), secretariat of the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG). AWMSG Secretariat Assessment Report Advice No. 3512. 2012 Authors' conclusions Eslicarbazepine acetate (Zebinix®) is recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales.
Eslicarbazepine acetate (Zebinix®) should be restricted to treatment of highly refractory patients who remain uncontrolled with, or are intolerant to, other anti-epileptic medicine combinations, within its licensed indication as adjunctive therapy in adults with partial-onset seizures, with or without secondary generalisation.
Eslicarbazepine acetate (Zebinix®) is not recommended for use within NHS Wales outside of this subpopulation. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Anticonvulsantss; Dibenzazepines; Epilepsy; Seizures Language Published English Country of organisation Wales English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre, Academic Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Penlan Road,
Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 2XX
Email: AWTTC@wales.nhs.uk AccessionNumber 32012000873 Date abstract record published 26/11/2012 |