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Rufinamide

Overview

Basic Info

Drug Type
Small molecule drug
Synonyms
Rufinamide (JAN/USP/INN), 60231/4, CGP 33101
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Target
Action
modulators
Mechanism
SCNA modulators(Sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunits modulators)
Originator Organization
Drug Highest PhaseApproved
First Approval Date
European Union (16 Jan 2007),
RegulationOrphan Drug (United States), Orphan Drug (South Korea), Orphan Drug (Japan)
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Structure/Sequence

Molecular FormulaC10H8F2N4O
InChIKeyPOGQSBRIGCQNEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry106308-44-5

External Link

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D05775Rufinamide

R&D Status

Approved
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IndicationCountry/LocationOrganizationDate
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
European Union
16 Jan 2007
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Iceland
16 Jan 2007
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Liechtenstein
16 Jan 2007
Lennox Gastaut Syndrome
Norway
16 Jan 2007
Seizures
European Union
16 Jan 2007
Seizures
Iceland
16 Jan 2007
Seizures
Liechtenstein
16 Jan 2007
Seizures
Norway
16 Jan 2007
Developing
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IndicationHighest PhaseCountry/LocationOrganizationDate
EpilepsyPhase 3
Switzerland
01 Apr 1996
Generalized anxiety disorderPhase 2
United States
01 Mar 2008
NeuralgiaPhase 2
Switzerland
21 Oct 1999
Bipolar DisorderPhase 2
United States
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Clinical Result

Indication
Phase
Evaluation
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Study
Phase
PopulationAnalyzed EnrollmentGroupResultsEvaluationPublication Date
Phase 3
1,759
Rufinamide + conventional AED
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Positive
08 Nov 2020
Placebo + conventional AED
Phase 3
54
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11 Mar 2019
Phase 2
239
Placebo
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23 Jan 2019
Phase 3
37
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Superior
01 Jan 2019
investigator-chosen antiepileptic drug
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Phase 3
-
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10 Apr 2018
Phase 3
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Adjunctive Rufinamide
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10 Apr 2018
Placebo
Not Applicable
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Positive
07 Sep 2015
Not Applicable
30
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Positive
06 Sep 2015
Phase 3
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06 Apr 2015
Any other investigator-chosen antiepileptic drug (AED)
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Phase 3
66
(Rufinamide (E2080))
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21 Nov 2013
Placebo
(Placebo)
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