Comparing Oxcarbazepine vs Tegretol
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| Oxcarbazepine | Tegretol (carbamazepine) |
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Prescription only
Oxcarbazepine is an antiseizure medication that is used either alone or in combination with other antiseizure medications to reduce seizure frequency in people with partial seizures and sometimes... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Trigeminal Neuralgia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Epilepsy. Tegretol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Trigeminal Neuralgia
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| More about Oxcarbazepine | More about Tegretol (carbamazepine) | ||||||||||||||||
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Oxcarbazepine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 383 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 13% reported a negative effect. |
Tegretol has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 128 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 22% 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 |
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| Oxtellar XR, Trileptal | Other carbamazepine brands include: Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, 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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9 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 576 drugs are known to interact with Oxcarbazepine:
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A total of 809 drugs are known to interact with Tegretol:
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January 14, 2000 |
March 11, 1968 |
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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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