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AnticonvulsantsExample report

Clobazam

Onfi, Frisium

Use with caution

Your body breaks down clobazam more slowly than normal, causing higher levels of the drug's active form to build up. A lower dose may be needed to reduce the risk of side effects.

The genes behind this label

The guidelines read one gene for clobazam. Each card shows the two copies this person inherited and what they mean.

CYP2C19Your two copies: *1/*2

Intermediate metabolizer

One copy works and one doesn't.

Handles several SSRIs, acid reducers such as omeprazole, and the blood thinner clopidogrel.

This result changes the label.

What the guidelines say

What each guideline says about your result.

CYP2C19Intermediate metabolizer

In plain words
Your body breaks down clobazam more slowly than normal, causing higher levels of the drug's active form to build up. A lower dose may be needed to reduce the risk of side effects.
What it means
Results in higher systemic active metabolite concentrations. Poor metabolism results in higher adverse reaction risk. Dosage adjustment is recommended. Refer to FDA labeling for specific dosing recommendations.
What the label suggests
Dosage adjustment is recommended; the FDA label gives specific dosing for poor metabolizers.

About clobazam

Clobazam (Onfi, Sympazan) is a benzodiazepine used alongside other medicines to treat seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a severe childhood-onset epilepsy.

Used for
Add-on treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, age 2 and older

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