Comparing Lamotrigine vs Carbamazepine
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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 |
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 |
Related suggestions Seizures
Schizoaffective Disorder
Epilepsy
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| More about Lamotrigine | More about Carbamazepine | ||||||||||||||||
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Lamotrigine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 1841 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% reported a negative effect. |
Carbamazepine has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 352 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% 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 Lamotrigine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Lamictal, Lamictal CD, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XR, Subvenite | Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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25.7 hours |
19 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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 286 drugs are known to interact with Lamotrigine:
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A total of 805 drugs are known to interact with Carbamazepine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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December 27, 1994 |
March 11, 1968 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
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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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