Acorda Presents New Diazepam Nasal Spray Data at 67th Annual Meeting of American Epilepsy Society

Acorda Therapeutics

today announced that new data from a pharmacokinetics study on Diazepam Nasal Spray found comparable pharmacokinetics (PK) whether the drug was administered during or immediately after a seizure. These data were presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, in Washington, D.C. Diazepam Nasal Spray is being developed for the treatment of people with epilepsy who experience cluster seizures, also known as acute repetitive seizures. “In this study, some patients received a dose of Diazepam Nasal Spray while having a seizure, while others received the dose after their seizure activity had ceased,” said Adrian Rabinowicz, M.D., FAAN, Acorda's Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and Medical