Equetro Alternatives Compared
| Equetro (carbamazepine) | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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| Equetro (carbamazepine) | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder. Equetro may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Vraylar is an atypical antipsychotic that is effective for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. Vraylar is usually well-tolerated and less likely than some other antipsychotics to... View more |
Prescription only
Caplyta is an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat adults with schizophrenia or depression associated with bipolar disorder. Sleepiness is the most common side effect and it should not be... View more |
Related suggestions Bipolar Disorder
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| More about Equetro (carbamazepine) | More about Vraylar (cariprazine) | More about Caplyta (lumateperone) | ||||||||||||||||
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Equetro has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 5 ratings on Drugs.com. 20% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
Vraylar has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 524 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Caplyta has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 185 ratings on Drugs.com. 56% 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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View all Equetro side effects |
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| Other carbamazepine brands include: Carbatrol, Epitol, Tegretol, Tegretol XR |
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19 hours |
504 hours |
18 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. |
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. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 807 drugs are known to interact with Equetro:
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A total of 577 drugs are known to interact with Vraylar:
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A total of 605 drugs are known to interact with Caplyta:
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December 10, 2004 |
September 17, 2015 |
December 20, 2019 |
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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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