With the FYCOMPA Instant Savings Card Program, eligible, commercially insured patients may pay as little as $5 per month with a maximum savings of $2,500 per year.*
Eligible cash patients can receive up to $60 per prescription for a maximum savings of $720 per year. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure whether the offer applies to you.
Once you've been prescribed FYCOMPA, you can receive your savings card through your doctor or by clicking Register or Activate Now. You can also activate the card by calling 1-888-392-66741-888-392-6674.
Once your card has been activated:
- Bring it to the pharmacy
- Show it to the pharmacist each time you fill your prescription
The back of the card has details for the savings program. This will help ensure that the offer applies to you.
*With the FYCOMPA Instant Savings Card, eligible commercially insured patients could pay as little as $5 for their FYCOMPA co-pay, and Catalyst Pharmaceuticals will pay the remaining out-of-pocket expenses (up to $2,500 per year). For eligible cash-paying patients, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals will pay up to $60 per prescription for a maximum of $720 per year. The FYCOMPA Instant Savings Card program is not available to patients enrolled in state or federal healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, VA, DoD, or TRICARE. Depending on the insurance plan, patients could have additional financial responsibility for any amounts over Catalyst Pharmaceuticals' maximum liability.See full terms and conditions.
Start saving on FYCOMPA in 3 easy steps
1
Get a prescription for FYCOMPA
Once your doctor determines that FYCOMPA is right for you, you’ll receive a prescription.
2
Register / activate your savings card
If you’ve received a FYCOMPA savings card from your doctor, activate your card online or by calling 1-888-392-66741-888-392-6674. If you don’t have a FYCOMPA savings card yet, you can register for one online.
3
Bring your savings card to the pharmacy
Remember to bring your FYCOMPA savings card each time you go to the pharmacy to fill your prescription to save.
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*With
the
FYCOMPA
Instant
Savings
Card,
eligible
commercially
insured
patients
could
pay
as
little
as
$10
for
their
FYCOMPA
co-pay,
and
Catalyst
Pharmaceuticals
will
pay
the
remaining
out-of-pocket
expenses
(up
to
$1,300
per
year).
For
eligible
cash-paying
patients,
Catalyst
Pharmaceuticals
will
pay
up
to
$60
per
prescription
for
a
maximum
of
$720
per
year.
The
FYCOMPA
Instant
Savings
Card
program
is
not
available
to
patients
enrolled
in
state
or
federal
healthcare
programs,
including
Medicaid,
Medigap,
VA,
DoD,
or
TRICARE.
Depending
on
the
insurance
plan,
patients
could
have
additional
financial
responsibility
for
any
amounts
over
ECatalyst
Pharmaceuticals'
maximum
liability.
See
full
terms
and
conditions.
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you
may
expect
from
FYCOMPA.
USES AND IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is FYCOMPA (perampanel)?
FYCOMPA is a prescription medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in people with epilepsy aged 4 and older and with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged 12 and older.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
FYCOMPA may cause mental (psychiatric) problems, including:
new or worse aggressive behavior (including homicidal behavior), hostility, anger, anxiety, or irritability; being suspicious or distrustful (believing things that are not true); seeing objects or hearing things that are not there; confusion; difficulty with memory; other unusual or extreme changes in behavior or mood. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new or worsening mental problems while taking FYCOMPA.
What is FYCOMPA (perampanel)?
FYCOMPA is a prescription medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures in people with epilepsy aged 4 and older and with other medicines to treat primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in people with epilepsy aged 12 and older.
Like other antiepileptic drugs, FYCOMPA may cause suicidal thoughts or actions in a very small number of people, about 1 in 500. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
thoughts about suicide or dying; new or worse depression; feeling agitated or restless; trouble sleeping (insomnia); acting aggressive; being angry, or violent; an extreme increase in activity and talking (mania); attempt to commit suicide; new or worse anxiety; panic attacks; new or worse irritability; acting on dangerous impulses; other unusual changes in behavior or mood. Suicidal thoughts or actions can be caused by things other than medicines. If you have suicidal thoughts or actions, your healthcare provider may check for other causes.
Pay attention to any changes especially sudden changes in mood, behaviors, thoughts, or feelings and keep all follow-up visits with your healthcare provider as scheduled. Call your healthcare provider between visits as needed, especially if you are worried about symptoms.
Do not stop FYCOMPA without first talking with your healthcare provider.
Stopping suddenly can cause serious problems and can cause you to have seizures more often.
Before taking FYCOMPA, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
have or have had depression, mood problems, aggressive or hostile behavior (for example, homicidal behavior), suicidal thoughts or behavior, or other psychiatric problems; have liver or kidney problems; drink alcohol; have abused prescription medicines, street drugs, or alcohol in the past; are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if FYCOMPA will harm your unborn baby. If you become pregnant while taking FYCOMPA, talk to your healthcare provider about registering with the North American Antiepileptic Drug Pregnancy Registry (1-888-233-2334)(1-888-233-2334); are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby if you take FYCOMPA and to decide if you will take FYCOMPA or breastfeed. You should not do both.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take,
including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Taking FYCOMPA with certain other medicines can cause side effects or reduce either drug’s benefit. These medicines include: birth control, carbamazepine, phenytoin, oxcarbazepine, rifampin, and St. John’s Wort.
What should I avoid while taking FYCOMPA?
Do not drive, operate heavy machinery, or do other dangerous activities until you know how FYCOMPA affects you. FYCOMPA may make you dizzy, sleepy, or tired. Do not drink alcohol or take other medicines that make you sleepy or dizzy until you talk to your healthcare provider. FYCOMPA taken with alcohol or medicines that cause sleepiness or dizziness may make your sleepiness or dizziness worse. FYCOMPA when taken with alcohol may also make your mood worse, increase anger, confusion, and depression.
FYCOMPA may cause other serious side effects, including: Dizziness, vertigo (sense of spinning), and problems walking normally.
You may have problems walking normally if you are unsteady because you feel dizzy. These symptoms can increase when your dose of FYCOMPA is increased. Your risk of feeling dizzy and having problems walking normally may be higher if you are elderly; Sleepiness and tiredness; Increased risk of falls. Taking FYCOMPA can increase your chance of falling. These falls can cause serious injuries. Your risk of falling may be higher if you are elderly; A serious allergic reaction that may affect your skin or other parts of your body such as your liver, kidneys, heart, or blood cells. This allergic reaction can be life-threatening and can cause death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have: a skin rash, hives; fever or swollen glands that do not go away; swelling of your face; shortness of breath; swelling of the legs; yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes; or dark urine
The most common side effects of FYCOMPA include:
dizziness; sleepiness; tiredness; irritability; falls; nausea and vomiting; weight gain; vertigo (sense of spinning); problems walking normally; problems with muscle coordination; headache; bruising; abdominal pain; anxiety
FYCOMPA is a controlled substance (CIII) because it can be abused or lead to drug dependence. Keep FYCOMPA in a safe place to protect it from theft and never give it to anyone else because it may harm them. Selling or giving away FYCOMPA is against the law.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-10881-800-FDA-1088.
Prescribing Information and Medication Guide for FYCOMPA.