Overview
Please note that this product was withdrawn from the Community Register of designated orphan medicinal products in January 2017 at the end of the period of market exclusivity.
On 5 December 2001 orphan designation (EU/3/01/071) was granted by the European Commission to Biocodex, France, for stiripentol for the treatment of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy.
Stiripentol has been authorised in the EU as Diacomit since 4 January 2007.
Key facts
Active substance |
stiripentol
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Medicine name |
Diacomit
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Intended use |
Treatment of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy
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Orphan designation status |
Expired
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EU designation number |
EU/3/01/071
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Date of designation |
06/12/2001
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Sponsor |
Biocodex
7 avenue Gallieni 94257 Gentilly France Telephone: +33 1 41 24 30 00 Telefax : +33 1 41 24 30 01 E-mail: webar@biocodex.fr |
Patients' organisations
For contact details of patients’ organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases, see:
European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS), a non-governmental alliance of patient organisations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases.
Orphanet, a database containing information on rare diseases, which includes a directory of patients’ organisations registered in Europe.
EU register of orphan medicines
The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website: