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DATE: THURSDAY, December 29, 1994                   TAG: 9412290117
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                  LENGTH: Short

FDA APPROVES DRUG TO CONTROL SEIZURES

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to help control epileptic seizures in patients whose current medication doesn't work well enough.

Lamotrigine, sold by Burroughs Wellcome Co. under the brand name Lamictal, was approved Wednesday as adjunctive therapy to control partial seizures - the most common epilepsy type - in adults.

About 2 million Americans have epilepsy, a nervous system disorder. Medication brings the resulting seizures under control for many. But about 30 percent of partial-seizure sufferers still experience breakthrough seizures despite taking two or more drugs.

- Associated Press 


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