Comparing Lamotrigine vs Trileptal
| Lamotrigine | Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) |
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| Lamotrigine | Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) |
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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
Prescribed for Seizures, Epilepsy. Trileptal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Seizures
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| More about Lamotrigine | More about Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) | ||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Trileptal has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 93 ratings on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 12% 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 |
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| Lamictal, Lamictal CD, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XR, Subvenite | Other oxcarbazepine brands include: Oxtellar 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 |
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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
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 287 drugs are known to interact with Lamotrigine:
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A total of 576 drugs are known to interact with Trileptal:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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December 27, 1994 |
January 14, 2000 |
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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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