Comparing Carbamazepine vs Topamax
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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
Topamax is used either alone or in combination with other medications to treat partial-onset seizures, primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures, or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in adults and children 2... View more |
Related suggestions Seizures
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| More about Carbamazepine | More about Topamax (topiramate) | ||||||||||||||||
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Carbamazepine has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 357 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
Topamax has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from a total of 647 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% 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 |
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| Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR | Other topiramate brands include: Eprontia, Qudexy XR, Trokendi 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 |
56 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. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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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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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 816 drugs are known to interact with Carbamazepine:
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A total of 291 drugs are known to interact with Topamax:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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March 11, 1968 |
December 24, 1996 |
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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.
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