FYCOMPA FILM-COATED TABLET 8MG

Country: Singapore

Language: English

Source: HSA (Health Sciences Authority)

Active ingredient:

Perampanel (Anhydrous basis)

Available from:

EISAI (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

ATC code:

N03AX22

Dosage:

8.0 mg

Pharmaceutical form:

TABLET, FILM COATED

Composition:

Perampanel (Anhydrous basis) 8.0 mg

Administration route:

ORAL

Prescription type:

Prescription Only

Manufactured by:

Eisai Manufacturing Ltd.

Authorization status:

ACTIVE

Authorization date:

2014-09-12

Patient Information leaflet

An
ti-
epileptic drug
F
Y
COMPA®
Film-
coa
ted 
Tablets 
2mg
, 4mg
, 6mg
, 8mg
, 10mg
, 12mg
per
ampanel
1.
NAME OF 
THE MEDICINAL PR
ODUC
T
2 mg
, 4 mg
, 6 mg
, 8 mg
, 10 mg
, 12 mg film-
coa
ted tablets
2.
QU
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PHARMA
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debossed with Є275 on one side and 
‘2’
 on the other side
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4.
CLINIC
AL P
ARTICUL
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4.1
T
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4.2
P
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A
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D
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Summary of Product characteristics

Anti-epileptic drug
Fycompa
®
Film-coated Tablets 2mg, 4mg, 8mg

1. NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
FYCOMPA 2 mg, 4 mg, 8 mg film-coated tablets
2. QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each film-coated tablet contains 2, 4, 8 mg perampanel.
The complete quantitative composition can be found in Section 6.
3. PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Film-coated tablet (tablet): 2 mg tablet: Orange, round, biconvex
tablet, debossed with Є275 on one side and
‘2’ on the other side
4 mg tablet: Red, round, biconvex tablet, debossed with Є277 on one
side and ‘4’ on the other side
8 mg tablet: Purple, round, biconvex tablet, debossed with Є295 on
one side and ‘8’ on the other side
4. CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
FYCOMPA is indicated for:
-
treatment of partial-onset seizures (POS) with or without secondarily
generalised seizures in patients
from 4 years of age and older.
-
adjunctive treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic (PGTC)
seizures in patients from 7 years of
age and older with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (see section 5.1).
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
FYCOMPA must be titrated, according to individual patient response, in
order to optimise the balance between
efficacy and tolerability.
Perampanel should be taken orally once daily at bedtime.
The physician should prescribe the most appropriate formulation and
strength according to weight and dose.
Alternate formulations of perampanel are available, including oral
suspension
_Partial Onset Seizures _
[Monotherapy]
The following table summarises the recommended posology for adults,
adolescents, and children from 4 years
of age. More details are provided below the table.
TABLE 1: RECOMMENDED POSOLOGY FOR ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN
FROM 4 YEARS OF AGE
Adult/adolescent
(12 years and
older)
Children (4 – 11 years); weighing:
≥ 30 kg
20 - < 30 kg
< 20 kg
Recommended
starting dose
2 mg/day
2 mg/day
1 mg/day
1 mg/day
Titration
(incremental
steps)
2 mg/day (no
more frequently
than intervals of
2 mg/day (no
more frequentl