Treatment compliance, treatment patterns, and healthcare utilization in epilepsy patients with first add-on antiepileptic drugs: A nationwide cohort study

MY Kim, JA Kim, Y Lee, SK Lee - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Objective This study aimed to assess the treatment compliance, patterns, healthcare
resource utilization (HCRU), and costs of anti-epilepsy drugs (AEDs) as the first add-on …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of persistence and healthcare utilization in patients treated with anti-seizure medications as add-on therapy: a nationwide cohort study in South …

JW Lee, JA Kim, MY Kim, SK Lee - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To compare medication adherence and healthcare utilization among patients who
were treated with anti-seizure medications (ASMs) as first add-on to monotherapy for …

[HTML][HTML] Health-care costs and utilization related to long-or short-acting antiepileptic monotherapy use

JA Cramer, ZJ Wang, E Chang, R Copher… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to compare health-care utilization and costs in patients treated
with long-acting (LA) vs. short-acting (SA) antiepileptic drug (AED) monotherapy. Methods …

Factors associated with seizure recurrence in epilepsy patients treated with antiepileptic monotherapy: a retrospective observational cohort study using US …

N Shcherbakova, K Rascati, C Brown, K Lawson… - CNS drugs, 2014 - Springer
Background Few studies examine predictors of seizures in medically treated patients with
epilepsy receiving antiepileptic monotherapy using a large patient population. Objective Our …

[HTML][HTML] Retention rates and successful treatment with antiseizure medications in newly-diagnosed epilepsy patients

S Hwang, H An, DW Shin, HW Lee - Yonsei Medical Journal, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Treatment for epilepsy primarily involves antiseizure medications (ASMs), which
can be characterized using the clinical data warehouse (CDW) database. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Greater need for treatment optimization in patients with epilepsy initiating adjunctive therapy: Results of a retrospective claims analysis of antiseizure …

GS Connor, DM Labiner, VF Schabert, M Weingarten… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2024 - Elsevier
Background This retrospective, observational study used US claims data to assess changes
in antiseizure medication (ASM) drug load for a cohort of patients with epilepsy. Methods …

Association between adverse events and discontinuation of antiepileptic drugs among drug-naive adults with epilepsy

SK Peasah, J Fishman, D Ems, M Vu… - Drugs-Real World …, 2021 - Springer
Background Adherence to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) remains the primary management tool
to prevent recurrent seizures in patients with epilepsy. Adverse events associated with AEDs …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of hospitalization among patients with epilepsy using long versus short half-life adjunctive antiepileptic drugs

JA Cramer, T Yan, R Tieu, RL Knoth, C Fincher… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction While antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) remain the primary treatment for
epilepsy, many patients continue to have seizures. Uncontrolled seizures may be related to …

Prescription patterns of antiepileptic drugs for adult patients with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy from 2006 to 2017 in Japan

S Chen, S Yoshida, R Matsumoto, A Ikeda… - Epilepsy Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to examine prescription patterns of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for
adult patients with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy in Japan and whether these patterns …

Current state of the union of epilepsy care in the United States: antiepileptic drugs—an introduction to the connectors project

JI Sirven, PO Shafer, L Kalilani, I Wild, J Fishman… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose How antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used in the United States (US) is one
proxy public health indicator for the current state of epilepsy management. The use of …