Lacosamide vs Phenytoin
Compare Lacosamide and Phenytoin side by side: what they treat, drug class, cost and FDA label information.
| Lacosamide | Phenytoin | |
|---|---|---|
| Drug class | Anti-epileptic Agent | |
| Used to treat | Lennox gastaut syndrome, Partial epilepsies, Tonic-clonic epilepsy | Status epilepticus, Temporal lobe epilepsy, Tonic-clonic epilepsy |
| Generic price | From $0.12 each, about $3.56 for 30 (50 mg tablet); other forms from $0.083 per mL (10 mg/mL solution) | From $0.14 each, about $4.35 for 30 (100 mg capsule (Sod Ext)); other forms from $0.075 per mL (125 mg/5 mL suspension) |
| Brand price | Vimpat: from $11.82 each, about $355 for 30 (50 mg tablet); other forms from $2.30 per mL (10 mg/mL solution) | No brand price listed |
| Generic savings | Generic costs about 99% less than the brand | Not listed |