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Introduction: Vigabatrin is an anti-epileptic or anti-convulsant drug used to treat epilepsy and infantile spasms. Vigabatrin is thought to stabilize and calm electrical activity in the brain. The drug works by increasing a protein called GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) inhibitory neurotransmitter (content) to achieve this purpose.

Vigabatrin’s listing information in China

It has been launched in China and can be purchased in domestic hospitals or pharmacies. 2009 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved Vigabatrin as Sabril It is sold under the brand name. Since then, several generic versions of the drug have been launched, one of which is sold under the brand name Vigadrone.

On January 25, 2022, Vigabatrin (vigabatrin oral solution powder) imported from Germany by Wanbang Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, was officially launched in China. Mainly used for infantile spasms in infants aged 1 month to 2 years old, Vigabatrin can timely and effectively control epileptic spasms in children, significantly improve the prognosis, and improve the survival rate and quality of life of children.

How to buy Vigabatrin?

1. Pharmacy: You can go to the local pharmacy and ask the pharmacy staff. When consulting to purchase Vigabatrin, you may need to provide a medical prescription before purchasing.

2. Hospital: You can go to a local hospital for treatment. The doctor will issue a prescription for Vigabatrin according to your condition, and then go to the hospital pharmacy with the prescription to purchase it directly.

3. Online pharmacies: You can buy it directly at a legal online pharmacy. Follow the prompts to purchase. When purchasing online, ensure that the personal information provided is accurate, and submit the order and complete the payment according to the prompts.

4. Medical service institutions: If you want to purchase imitation Vigabatrin, you can consult the medical service institution to find out whether it provides purchase services for this product.

Vigabatrin dosage reference

The starting dose of Vigabatrin for the treatment of refractory complex partial epilepsy in adults is 1g/day, 500mg each time, twice a day, taken with or without meals, and the dose can be increased by 500mg per week g, the maximum dose is 3g/day, 1500mg twice daily. For infantile spasms in children 1 month to 2 years old, the starting dose is 50mg/day, taken with or without food, and the dose can be increased by 25-50mg/day every three days, to a maximum dose of 150mg/day.