Comparing Levetiracetam vs Carbamazepine
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Prescription only
Levetiracetam is an anticonvulsant used to treat certain seizure disorders (epilepsy) such as partial onset, myoclonic, or generalized tonic-clonic seizures, either alone or in combination with other... 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 |
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| More about Levetiracetam | More about Carbamazepine | ||||||||||||||||
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Levetiracetam has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 434 ratings on Drugs.com. 44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Carbamazepine has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 357 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% 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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| Elepsia XR, Keppra, Keppra XR, Roweepra, Roweepra XR, Spritam | 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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8 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 240 drugs are known to interact with Levetiracetam:
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A total of 816 drugs are known to interact with Carbamazepine:
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November 30, 1999 |
March 11, 1968 |
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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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