Evolution in the prescription and cost of non‐intravenous rescue benzodiazepines for the treatment of seizure emergencies
The vast majority of patients with epilepsy have not filled a prescription for non-IV-rBZDs. Seizure emergency readiness can be markedly improved, especially among adults. The cost of non-IV-rBZDs has increased with intranasal rescue medications.
Authors
- Taha Fathima Khan
- Alcy Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5798-9161)
- Marta Amengual‐Gual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6887-3495)
- Cristina Barcia Aguilar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4719-6683)
- Iván Sánchez Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4313-002X)
- Marina Gaínza‐Lein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9175-9458)
- Laurie M. Douglass (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-3134)
- Jonas Rinat
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Austral University of Chile (CL)
- Hospital Universitario La Paz (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Son Espases (ES)
- Universitat de les Illes Balears (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (ES)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18232
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47