This is a summary of the European public assessment report (EPAR) for Riluzole Zentiva. It explains how the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) assessed the medicine to reach its opinion in favour of granting a marketing authorisation and its recommendations on the conditions of use for Riluzole Zentiva.
Therapeutic Indication
### Therapeutic indication Riluzole Zentiva is indicated to extend life or the time to mechanical ventilation for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Clinical trials have demonstrated that Riluzole Zentiva extends survival for patients with ALS. Survival was defined as patients who were alive, not intubated for mechanical ventilation and tracheotomy-free. There is no evidence that Riluzole Zentiva exerts a therapeutic effect on motor function, lung function, fasciculations, muscle strength and motor symptoms. Riluzole Zentiva has not been shown to be effective in the late stages of ALS. Safety and efficacy of Riluzole Zentiva has only been studied in ALS. Therefore, Riluzole Zentiva should not be used in patients with any other form of motor-neurone disease.
Therapeutic Area (MeSH)
ATC Code
N07XX02
ATC Item
riluzole
Pharmacotherapeutic Group
Other nervous system drugs
Active Substance (Summary)
INN / Common Names
EMA Name
Riluzole Zentiva
Medicine Name
Riluzole Zentiva
Aliases
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