This search tool can help you find qualified physicians in your area who have experience diagnosing and treating people with LEMS.
HERE ARE THE PHYSICIANS CLOSEST TO YOUR AREA WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE TREATING LEMS
These results may not include all of the physicians in your area.
Consult with your insurance provider prior to your first appointment to determine healthcare coverage for this provider.
The healthcare providers listed in this directory are not part of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and do not pay or receive any money in order to be listed in the directory. Inclusion of a provider in the directory does not constitute a referral, recommendation, endorsement, or verification of the provider’s credentials, qualifications, or abilities. In the same way, the absence of any provider’s name and information from the directory shall not be construed as any negative comment or criticism by Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. about the provider’s credentials, qualifications, or abilities.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as well as its employees and vendors, shall not be held liable for any damages or harm resulting from any use or reliance on the information contained within the directory, and any and all of that information can be modified, amended, removed, or deleted, including removal of the entire directory, by Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at any time without notice.
To report a problem with the LEMS Physician Locator, please email Catalyst at PhysicianLocator@CatalystPharma.com.
If you are a healthcare provider who treats LEMS, including neurologists and those at a multidisciplinary center, and would like to be added to the LEMS Physician Locator database, please email Catalyst at PhysicianLocator@CatalystPharma.com. If you are listed in the LEMS Physician Locator database and would like to be removed, please contact Catalyst at 1-305-420-3200.
FIRDAPSE is a prescription medicine used to treat Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in people 6 years of age or older. It is not known if FIRDAPSE is safe or effective in children less than 6 years of age.
What is the most important information I should know about FIRDAPSE?
Stop taking FIRDAPSE and call your doctor right away if you have a seizure while taking FIRDAPSE.
Do not take FIRDAPSE if you:
Before you take FIRDAPSE, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
How should I take FIRDAPSE?
What are the possible side effects of FIRDAPSE?
FIRDAPSE may cause serious side effects, including:
Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of FIRDAPSE.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store FIRDAPSE?
Keep FIRDAPSE and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General Information about the safe and effective use of FIRDAPSE
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use FIRDAPSE for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give FIRDAPSE to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. If you would like more information, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. You can ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about FIRDAPSE that is written for health professionals.
What are the ingredients in FIRDAPSE?
Please see full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.
FIRDAPSE is a prescription medicine used to treat Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) in people 6 years of age or older. It is not known if FIRDAPSE is safe or effective in children less than 6 years of age.
What is the most important information I should know about FIRDAPSE?
Stop taking FIRDAPSE and call your doctor right away if you have a seizure while taking FIRDAPSE.
Do not take FIRDAPSE if you:
Before you take FIRDAPSE, tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
How should I take FIRDAPSE?
What are the possible side effects of FIRDAPSE?
FIRDAPSE may cause serious side effects, including:
Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of FIRDAPSE.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
How should I store FIRDAPSE?
Keep FIRDAPSE and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General Information about the safe and effective use of FIRDAPSE
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use FIRDAPSE for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give FIRDAPSE to other people, even if they have the same symptoms that you have. It may harm them. If you would like more information, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. You can ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about FIRDAPSE that is written for health professionals.
What are the ingredients in FIRDAPSE?
Please see full Prescribing Information for additional Important Safety Information.