Partial Seizures

ORLANDO — For those with epileptic seizures, male sex and increased age at onset, as well as a history of partial seizures carried the greatest risk of mortality in a cohort of individuals after 30 years, according to a poster.

The FDA has granted approval to Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc. for its oral adjunctive therapy to treat partial seizures in adolescents and adults aged 16 years and older with epilepsy.