Seizure Medication Update: Ezogabine/Retigabine

The medication known as Potiga^® or ezogabine in the United States and Trobalt^® or retigabine in many other countries will not be commercially available after June 30, 2017. 

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If you are currently taking ezogabine:

• Talk to your prescribing health care provider about plans to change medications.
• Do NOT stop the medication on your own; this could result in more seizures. 
• Any medicine changes should be made in a planned, gradual, and safe way.
• The medications will be available until June 2017.
• Continue to work closely with your health care team to check how you are doing as long as you are on the drug.