Comparing Divalproex Sodium vs Oxcarbazepine
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Prescription only
Divalproex may be used for the treatment of absence or partial seizures, as a preventive treatment for migraines, and to treat mania associated with bipolar disorder. Divalproex may adversely and... View more |
Prescription only
Oxcarbazepine is an antiseizure medication that is used either alone or in combination with other antiseizure medications to reduce seizure frequency in people with partial seizures and sometimes... View more |
Related suggestions Bipolar Disorder
Seizures
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| More about Divalproex sodium | More about Oxcarbazepine | ||||||||||||||||
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Divalproex sodium has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 514 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 23% reported a negative effect. |
Oxcarbazepine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 384 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% 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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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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16 hours |
9 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
When Treating Epilepsy And Manic Episodes Associated With Bipolar Disorder
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
When Treating Migraine See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 426 drugs are known to interact with Divalproex sodium:
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A total of 576 drugs are known to interact with Oxcarbazepine:
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March 10, 1983 |
January 14, 2000 |
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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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