SABRIL (vigabatrin) is a prescription medication utilized with various other treatments in children and adults 2 years of age and older with refractory complicated partial seizures (CPS) who have actually not reacted well enough to a number of various other therapies and if the possible advantages surpass the risk of vision loss.
It is recommended that your doctor examination your (or your child's) vision prior to or within 4 weeks after starting SABRIL and at the very least every 3 months during therapy until SABRIL is stopped. Tell your healthcare provider if you or your child have any negative effects that bothers you or that does not vanish.
If you are expecting or plan to obtain expecting, tell your health care carrier. If vision screening can not be done, your doctor might continue suggesting SABRIL, yet will not be able to look for any type of vision loss. Your medical care carrier may stop suggesting SABRIL for you (or your child)if vision tests are not done on a regular basis.