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Active substance

Vigabatrin

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
SABRIL 500MG F.C.TAB500 mgFilm-coated tablet · Oral use100 Tablet ContainerSAR 213.70NCE · PrescriptionSANOFI WINTHROP INDUSTRIEValid
SABRIL 500MG F.C.TAB500 mgFilm-coated tablet · Oral use100 Tablet ContainerSAR 213.70NCE · Prescriptionsanofi-aventisWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

FOCAL SEIZURES

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
SABRIL500MGtablet · oralLUNDBECK PHARMS LLCPrescription21 Aug 2009
SABRIL500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralLUNDBECK PHARMS LLCPrescription21 Aug 2009
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralPH HEALTHPrescription27 Apr 2017
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralAMNEAL PHARMSPrescription13 Mar 2018
VIGADRONE500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralBORAPrescription21 Jun 2018
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralDR REDDYSPrescription20 Nov 2018
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralTEVA PHARMS USAPrescription14 Jan 2019
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralINVAGEN PHARMSPrescription3 Dec 2019
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralALKEM LABS LTDPrescription2 Dec 2020
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralANNORA PHARMAPrescription26 Jan 2021
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralDR REDDYSPrescription29 Jan 2021
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralDEXCELPrescription23 Sep 2021
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralAUROBINDO PHARMA LTDPrescription29 Sep 2021
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralZYDUS LIFESCIENCESPrescription19 Jan 2022
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralAUROBINDO PHARMA LTDPrescription10 May 2022
VIGPODER500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralPYROS PHARMSPrescription24 Jun 2022
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralHIKMA PHARMSPrescription29 Aug 2022
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralMSNPrescription7 Sep 2022
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralCARNEGIEPrescription28 Apr 2023
VIGABATRIN500MGtablet · oralUPSHER SMITH LABSPrescription29 Jun 2023
VIGAFYDE100MG/MLsolution · oralPYROS PHARMSPrescription17 Jun 2024
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralTEVA PHARMS USADiscontinued23 Apr 2018
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralGRANULESDiscontinued24 Apr 2020
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralACCORD HLTHCAREDiscontinued13 Nov 2020
VIGABATRIN500MG/PACKETfor solution · oralADAPTISDiscontinued13 May 2021

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EMA European Union — centrally authorised medicines

Kigabeq Orphelia Pharma S.A.S. · Authorised · authorised 20 Sep 2018 · ATC N03AG04

Therapeutic indication (EMA)

Kigabeq is indicated in infants and children from 1 month to less than 7 years of age for: Treatment in monotherapy of infantile spasms (West's syndrome). Treatment in combination with other antiepileptic medicinal products for patients with resistant partial epilepsy (focal onset seizures) with or without secondary generalisation, that is where all other appropriate medicinal product combinations have proved inadequate or have not been tolerated.

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

BrandDINStrengthForm · routeCompany
SABRIL02065819500 MGTABLET · ORALLUNDBECK PHARMACEUTICALS LLC
SABRIL02068036500 MG / SACHETPOWDER FOR SOLUTION · ORALLUNDBECK PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
NHS Drug TariffVigabatrin 100mg soluble tablets sugar free£66.47100 tablet1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug TariffVigabatrin 500mg granules for oral solution sachets sugar free£24.6050 sachet1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug TariffVigabatrin 500mg soluble tablets sugar free£148.7250 tablet1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug TariffVigabatrin 500mg tablets£44.41100 tablet1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

  • US FDA 3 Sep 2025 VIGAFYDE — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Warnings and Precautions; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide
  • US FDA 24 Jan 2020 SABRIL — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Boxed Warning; Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide
  • US FDA 24 Jan 2020 SABRIL — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Boxed Warning; Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.