Ireland latest to adopt epilepsy drug which promises reduced seizures

6 April 2017
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Briviact (brivaracetam) has been accepted for use in Ireland as an add-on treatment for partial onset seizures (POS) with or without secondary generalized seizures in adults with epilepsy.

Marketed by Belgian drugmaker UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB), Briviact is already approved for use in several European countries, having received European Medicines Agency (EMA) authorization in January 2016.

"An additional treatment can have a great impact"

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