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Medication Cost Reduction in Children on the Ketogenic Diet: Data From a Prospective Study

Pediatric Epilepsy Center and the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland

Paula L. Pyzik, BA

Pediatric Epilepsy Center and the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland

Eileen P.G. Vining, MD

Pediatric Epilepsy Center and the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland

John M. Freeman, MD

Pediatric Epilepsy Center and the Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, Maryland

In a prospective study of the efficacy of the ketogenic diet in children with severe, refractory epilepsy, data were collected on medication changes over 1 year. Cost reductions in medications were calculated over the first year and estimated for a second year. Fifty-seven percent of the children stayed on the diet for 1 year, and 74% of these children had their number of medications reduced. Forty-eight percent of children who stayed on the diet were on no medications at 12 months follow-up. Daily medication costs were reduced by nearly 70%. (J Child Neurol 1999;14:469-471).

Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 14, No. 7, 469-471 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/088307389901400712


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