Treats seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. Sold as Banzel. Every FDA application for this active ingredient: 2 branded and 15 generic.
As of Nov 13, 2026, FDA lists 17 applications for Rufinamide (sold as Banzel), first approved Nov 14, 2008, with 1 new use approved and 0 published complete response letters.
| Rufinamide | Part D | $25.3M | -15% | 2,337 |
| Banzel | Part D | $16.1M | -8% | 417 |
| Nov 14, 2008 | BanzelNDA 21911 · New molecular entity | Eisai Inc | 9 | Marketed |
| Mar 3, 2011 | BanzelNDA 201367 · New dosage form | Eisai Inc | 7 | Marketed |
| May 16, 2016 | RufinamideANDA 204988 | Hikma | 1 | Marketed |
| May 16, 2016 | RufinamideANDA 205075 | Glenmark Pharms Ltd | 1 | Marketed |
| May 16, 2016 | RufinamideANDA 205095 | Sciegen Pharms | 1 | Marketed |
| Apr 23, 2019 | RufinamideANDA 207363 | Hikma | 1 | Marketed |
| Apr 23, 2019 | RufinamideANDA 211388 | Bionpharma | 1 | Marketed |
| Dec 18, 2020 | RufinamideANDA 213457 | Lupin | 1 | Marketed |
| Feb 23, 2021 | RufinamideANDA 213410 | Alkem Labs Ltd | 1 | Marketed |
| May 11, 2021 | RufinamideANDA 204993 | Hetero Labs Ltd Iii | 0 | Marketed |
| Aug 17, 2022 | RufinamideANDA 204964 | Lupin | 0 | Marketed |
| Oct 26, 2022 | RufinamideANDA 216549 | Aurobindo Pharma | 0 | Marketed |
| Nov 7, 2022 | RufinamideANDA 214009 | Chartwell Rx | 0 | Marketed |
| May 15, 2023 | RufinamideANDA 216688 | Micro Labs | 0 | Marketed |
| Jun 16, 2023 | RufinamideANDA 217230 | Aurobindo Pharma | 0 | Marketed |
| Dec 5, 2023 | RufinamideANDA 216841 | Hetero Labs Ltd Iii | 0 | Marketed |
| Apr 15, 2025 | RufinamideANDA 214817 | Msn | 0 | Marketed |
Applications, approvals and products come from FDA's Drugs@FDA data files, refreshed weekly, grouped by active ingredient as FDA spells it. Complete response letters are FDA's published letters. Medicare spending is CMS's Part D and Part B dashboard, matched to this ingredient by generic name; shortages are FDA's shortage list, matched by application number; clinical trials are ClinicalTrials.gov studies naming the ingredient as an intervention, refreshed daily; safety programs are FDA's REMS list, matched by application number or, for shared programs, by ingredient. Drugs@FDA