How effective is Banzel for Epilepsy? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 2.9/5 Long term ratings: 2.7/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Banzel (rufinamide) is for Epilepsy and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 8 Banzel users and is updated continuously.
What is Banzel?
Banzel has active ingredients of rufinamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 1,590 Banzel users. Check the latest studies of Banzel.
What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy (common and diverse set of chronic neurological disorders characterized by seizures) is found to be associated with 1,166 drugs and 1,779 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Epilepsy.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
8 people are studied for taking Banzel in Epilepsy
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Banzel effectiveness for Epilepsy (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 4
- moderate: 2
- high: 1
- very high: 1
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 3
- moderate: 2
- high: 1
- very high: 0
Gender of people who take Banzel for Epilepsy *:
- female: 37.5 %
- male: 62.5 %
Age of people who take Banzel for Epilepsy *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 12.5 %
- 10-19: 25.0 %
- 20-29: 37.5 %
- 30-39: 12.5 %
- 40-49: 12.5 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
Who find Banzel more effective for Epilepsy?
Gender of people who take Banzel for Epilepsy *:
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
Age of people who take Banzel for Epilepsy *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 50 %
- 30-39: 50 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Banzel?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Banzel safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Banzel (1,590 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Epilepsy (129,285 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on rufinamide (the active ingredients of Banzel) and Banzel (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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