Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: A summary of The Fourth Eilat Conference (EILAT IV)

M. Bialer*, S. I. Johannessen, H. J. Kupferberg, R. H. Levy, P. Loiseau, E. Perucca

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Abstract

The Fourth Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) was held at the Royal Beach Hotel, Eilat, Israel, from 6th to 10th September 1998. Epileptologists and scientists from 20 countries attended the conference, which was held to discuss a number of issues in drug development, including outcome assessment in epilepsy (long-term efficacy, quality of life, safety), cost-effectiveness, an update on drugs in development, a progress report on recently marketed AEDs, and controversies in strategies for drug development. This review focuses on drugs in development and recently marketed AEDs. Drugs in development include ADCI; AWD 131-138, DP16, ganaxolone (CCD 1042), levetiracetam (ucb L059), losigamone, pregabalin (isobutyl GABA [CI-1008]), remacemide hydrochloride, retigabine (D-23129), rufinamide (CGP 33101), soretolide (D2916), TV1901, and 534U87. New information off the safety and efficacy of recently marketed drugs (felbamate, fosphenytoin, gabapentin, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate, vigabatrin, zonisamide) and of a new antiepileptic device, the neurocybernetic prosthesis (NCP), has become available. This paper summarizes the presentations made at the conference.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-41
Number of pages41
JournalEpilepsy Research
Volume34
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1999

Keywords

  • Antiepileptic drugs
  • Clinical trials
  • Drug development
  • Epilepsy

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