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What is Lacosamide?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Vimpat

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Lacosamide is an anticonvulsant agent used for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures. Lacosamide was previously known as harkoseride and then SPM 927.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Epilepsy 1123 215
Seizures (complex partial) 64 75
Seizures 24 9
Muscle tightness with stiffness 4 1
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 4 1
Seizures (grand mal or tonic-clonic) 3 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 1443 patients that have taken Lacosamide

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 49
Moderate 59
Mild 75
None 51

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Lacosamide

Side effect Patients Percentage
Dizziness 17
Double vision (diplopia) 12
Blurry vision 8
Drowsiness 6
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 6
Headaches 6

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Why patients stopped taking Lacosamide

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 49
Side effects too severe 41
Doctor's advice 27
Expense 11
Other 7
Change in health plan coverage 2
Course of treatment ended 2
See all 90 patients who've stopped taking Lacosamide

Duration

Stopped taking Lacosamide

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 19
1 - 6 months 32
6 months - 1 year 15
1 - 2 years 8
2 - 5 years 13
5 - 10 years 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 217
Usually 13
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 9
Somewhat hard to take 21
A little hard to take 31
Not at all hard to take 173
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 16
$100-199 13
$50-99 9
$25-49 28
< $25 95
Not specified 73

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Lacosamide after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Levetiracetam (Keppra) 10
Topiramate (Topamax) 7
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) 3
Divalproex sodium (Depakote) 2
Carbamazepine (Tegretol) 1

Show all 12 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Lacosamide and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Levetiracetam (Keppra) 5
Topiramate (Topamax) 3
Divalproex sodium (Depakote) 2
Brivaracetam (Briviact) 1
Clobazam (Onfi) 1

Show all 7 treatments patients report switching to

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12 patient evaluations for Lacosamide

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Feb 11, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (anxious mood, tiredness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 1, 2012 (Started Dec 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 100 mg Daily
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Jul 7, 2011 (Started Jul 05, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for epilepsy)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 400 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
Side effects: vision loss in left side of visual field for both eyes
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