Comparing Carbamazepine vs Valproic Acid
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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
Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder, Epilepsy, Cluster-Tic Syndrome, Seizure Prevention, Headache, Seizures, Hyperekplexia, Mania, Migraine, Migraine Prevention, Schizoaffective Disorder. Valproic acid... View more |
Related suggestions Seizures
Schizoaffective Disorder
Epilepsy
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| More about Carbamazepine | More about Valproic acid | ||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Valproic acid has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 65 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% 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 | Valproate Sodium | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
16 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
When Treating Epilepsy
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
When Treating Migraine See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 810 drugs are known to interact with Carbamazepine:
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A total of 427 drugs are known to interact with Valproic acid:
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March 11, 1968 |
February 28, 1978 |
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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
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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 ...
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