Comparing Oxcarbazepine vs Tiagabine
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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 Seizures, Bipolar Disorder, Epilepsy. Tiagabine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Bipolar Disorder
Seizures
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| More about Oxcarbazepine | More about Tiagabine | ||||||||||||||||
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Oxcarbazepine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 384 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 13% reported a negative effect. |
Tiagabine has an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 8 ratings on Drugs.com. 63% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% 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 Oxcarbazepine side effects |
View all Tiagabine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Oxtellar XR, Trileptal | Gabitril | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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 576 drugs are known to interact with Oxcarbazepine:
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A total of 333 drugs are known to interact with Tiagabine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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January 14, 2000 |
September 30, 1997 |
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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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