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What is Banzel?

Banzel™ is a brand name for rufinamide, an anticonvulsant agent used for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of generalized seizures of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Epilepsy 10 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Seizures (complex partial) 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 3
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Banzel

Headaches 2
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Dizziness 1
Dry eyes 1
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 1
Blindness 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  400 mg daily 800 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,600 mg daily 2,400 mg daily 3,200 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Banzel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Banzel

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Banzel

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Banzel

Always
 6 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Banzel

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 17%
Not at all
 5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Banzel

$200+
 1 25%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 25%
$25-49
 1 25%
< $25
 1 25%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.