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Dosage
Lacosamide dosage adjusted for different age groups and weights.
Adolescents and children weighing 50 kg or more and adults
Lacosamide as monotherapy: The usual initiation dose is 50,100 mg twice a day, the dose may be increased every week by 50 mg (administered twice daily) until you reach a maintenance dose between 100 mg and 300 mg twice a day.
Lacosamide in combination with other antiepileptic medicines:
The usual initiation dose of Lacosamide is 50 mg twice a day.
The dose may be increased every week by 50 mg(administered twice daily) until you reach a maintenance dose between 100 mg and 200 mg twice a day.
Patients ≥50 kg
Lacosamide treatment with a single loading dose of 200 mg.
Starting ongoing maintenance dose 12 hours later.
Children and adolescent weighing <50 kg
The dose depends on the body weight.
Manner of use: If necessary, the tablet may be crushed and immediately swallowed.
The medicine may be taken with or without a meal.
Indications
Indicated as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial onset seizures with or without secondary generalization in patients with epilepsy aged 4 years and older.
Contra-Indications
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of its excipients.
Patients with 2nd or 3rd AV block.