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Switching generic antiepileptic drug manufacturer not linked to seizures: A case-crossover study. - PubMed - NCBI

Switching generic antiepileptic drug manufacturer not linked to seizures: A case-crossover study. - PubMed - NCBI



 2016 Oct 25;87(17):1796-1801. Epub 2016 Sep 28.

Switching generic antiepileptic drug manufacturer not linked to seizures: A case-crossover study.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

With more antiepileptic drugs (AED) becoming available in generic form, we estimated the risk of seizure-related events associated with refilling generic AEDs and the effect of switching between different manufacturers of the same generic drug.

METHODS:

We designed a population-based case-crossover study using the Medicaid Analytic eXtract and a US commercial health insurance database. We identified 83,001 generic AED users who experienced a seizure-related hospital admission or emergency room visit between 2000 and 2013 and assessed whether they received a refill of the same AED from the same manufacturer or a different manufacturer. Patients served as their own controls and conditional logistic regression was used to compare exposure to a refill during the hazard period, defined as days 2-36 preceding the seizure-related event, to exposure during the control period, defined as days 51-85 preceding the seizure-related event.

RESULTS:

Generic AED refilling was associated with an 8% increase in the odds of seizure-related events (odds ratio [OR] 1.08; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-1.11). The OR following a switch to a different manufacturer of the same AED was 1.09 (95% CI 1.03-1.15); however, after adjusting for the process of refilling, there was no association between switching and seizure-related hospital visits (OR 1.00; 95% CI 0.94-1.07).

CONCLUSIONS:

Among patients on a generic AED, refilling the same AED was associated with an elevated risk of seizure-related event; however, there was no additional risk from switching during that refill to a different manufacturer. Generic AEDs available to US patients, with Food and Drug Administration-validated bioequivalence, appear to be safe clinical choices.

PMID:
 
27683844
 
PMCID:
 
PMC5089522
 [Available on 2017-10-25]
 
DOI:
 
10.1212/WNL.0000000000003259

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