Kigabeq®
Kigabeq®
Vigabatrin scored soluble tablets, 100 mg & 500 mg
West Syndrome (infantile spasms)
Kigabeq® is a pediatric form of vigabatrin (soluble tablets) for the first-line treatment of West syndrome, and in combination with other drugs, for resistant partial epilepsy (focal onset seizures).
West syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by the association of clusters of axial spasms, psychomotor retardation and an hypsarrhythmic interictal EEG pattern. It is the most frequent type of epileptic encephalopathy. It may occur in healthy infants and in those with abnormal cognitive development.(1)
Pharmaceutical form
- Treatment in monotherapy of infantile spasms (West’s syndrome).
- Treatment in combination with other antiepileptic medicinal products for patients with resistant partial epilepsy (focal onset seizures) with or without secondary generalization, that is where all other appropriate medicinal product combinations have proved inadequate or have not been tolerated (2).
Unmet medical need in pediatric patients
In the “Revised priority list for studies into off-patent pediatric medicinal products” published in 2014, the EMA underlined the need of an “age-appropriate formulation” of vigabatrin. With its 2 strengths and the scored soluble tablets, Kigabeq® fully responds to this need(4).
Kigabeq® was granted a paediatric-use marketing authorization (PUMA) in the European Union.
Distribution
France and United Kingdom:
Laboratoire Biocodex, Gentilly, France
Baltic countries:
UAB ENTAFARMA, Širvintai dist. munic., Lituania
Bibliography
- Oussini M J Clin Pharmacol. 2019, Proposition of a Minimal Effective Dose of Vigabatrin for the Treatment of Infantile Spasms Using Pediatric and Adult Pharmacokinetic Data
- Rodrigues Epilepsy Res. 2019, Pharmacokinetic evaluation of vigabatrin dose for the treatment of refractory focal seizures in children using adult and pediatric data.
- SoluWest, un essai d’acceptabilité d’une nouvelle formulation pédiatrique de vigabatrine, Poster SFNP Soluwest V1 20180117-Vfinale
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