Comparing Lamictal vs Vraylar
Lamictal (lamotrigine) | Vraylar (cariprazine) |
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Lamictal (lamotrigine) | Vraylar (cariprazine) |
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Prescription only
Lamictal 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 day... View more |
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 |
Related suggestions Bipolar Disorder
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More about Lamictal (lamotrigine) | More about Vraylar (cariprazine) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Lamictal has an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from a total of 798 ratings on Drugs.com. 76% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 13% reported a negative effect. |
Vraylar has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 535 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Lamictal side effects |
View all Vraylar side effects |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Other lamotrigine brands include: Lamictal CD, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XR, Subvenite |
N/A |
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Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
25.7 hours |
504 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 287 drugs are known to interact with Lamictal:
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A total of 579 drugs are known to interact with Vraylar:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
December 27, 1994 |
September 17, 2015 |
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WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
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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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