Comparing Carbamazepine vs Lorazepam
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Prescription only
Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant that may be used in the treatment of various seizure disorders and also to relieve nerve pain associated with conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia or diabetic... View more |
Prescription only
Lorazepam may be used for the treatment of anxiety or as a preoperative medicine. It is potentially addictive and a withdrawal syndrome may be experienced upon discontinuation. Sedation is a common... View more |
Related suggestions Epilepsy
Borderline Personality Disorder
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| More about Carbamazepine | More about Lorazepam | ||||||||||||||||
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Carbamazepine has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 353 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Lorazepam has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 1063 ratings on Drugs.com. 74% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 13% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR | Ativan, Ativan Injection, Lorazepam Intensol, Loreev XR | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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19 hours |
25 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 812 drugs are known to interact with Carbamazepine:
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A total of 407 drugs are known to interact with Lorazepam:
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March 11, 1968 |
September 30, 1977 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
See also:
Vraylar
Vraylar is a once a day antipsychotic medication used to treat mental health or mood disorders ...
Tegretol
Tegretol (carbamazepine) is used to treat seizures, nerve pain and bipolar disorder. Includes ...
Caplyta
Caplyta is used to treat schizophrenia or depression associated with bipolar disorder. It is taken ...
Carbatrol
Carbatrol is used for epilepsy, schizoaffective disorder, trigeminal neuralgia
Tegretol XR
Tegretol XR is used for epilepsy, schizoaffective disorder, trigeminal neuralgia
Equetro
Equetro (carbamazepine) is used for the treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes associated with ...
Further information
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