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perampanel (Fycompa®)

 

Following a full submission

AWMSG advice

Status: Recommended with restrictions

Perampanel (Fycompa®) is recommended as an option for restricted use within NHS Wales. This recommendation applies only in circumstances where the approved Wales Patient Access Scheme is utilised. Perampanel (Fycompa®) should be restricted to treatment of patients whose seizures are still uncontrolled with first adjunctive therapy, within its licensed indication as adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalised seizures in patients with epilepsy aged 12 years and older. Perampanel (Fycompa®) is not recommended for use within NHS Wales outside of this subpopulation.

 Final Recommendation: perampanel (Fycompa) 1219 (PDF, 320Kb)
 Appraisal Report: perampanel (Fycompa) 1219 (PDF, 963Kb)

Medicine details

Medicine name perampanel (Fycompa®)
Formulation 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg, 8 mg, 10 mg, 12 mg film-coated tablet
Reference number 1219
Indication

Adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalised seizures in patients with epilepsy aged 12 years and older

Company Eisai Ltd
BNF chapter Central nervous system
Submission type Full
Status Recommended with restrictions
Advice number 1313
NMG meeting date 10/04/2013
AWMSG meeting date 08/05/2013
Ratification by Welsh Government 29/07/2013
Date of issue 31/07/2013
Date of last review 30/08/2016
Commercial arrangement WPAS
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