Comparing Carbatrol vs Lamotrigine
| Carbatrol (carbamazepine) | Lamotrigine |
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| Carbatrol (carbamazepine) | Lamotrigine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Trigeminal Neuralgia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Epilepsy. Carbatrol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Lamotrigine is used to decrease the frequency and severity of seizures in some types of epilepsy and also to stabilize mood in bipolar I disorder. It is an oral tablet that is taken once or twice a... View more |
Related suggestions Schizoaffective Disorder
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| More about Carbatrol (carbamazepine) | More about Lamotrigine | ||||||||||||||||
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Carbatrol has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 14 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 14% reported a negative effect. |
Lamotrigine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 1844 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% 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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View all Carbatrol side effects |
View all Lamotrigine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Other carbamazepine brands include: Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR | Lamictal, Lamictal CD, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XR, Subvenite | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
25.7 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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 812 drugs are known to interact with Carbatrol:
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A total of 287 drugs are known to interact with Lamotrigine:
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September 30, 1997 |
December 27, 1994 |
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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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Equetro
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Epitol
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