Comparing Oxcarbazepine vs Trileptal

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Oxcarbazepine

Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)

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, Epilepsy. Trileptal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

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Ratings & Reviews

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.

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.

Dizziness (9.1%)
Weight gain (6.8%)
Anxiety (6.3%)
Tiredness (6.3%)
Drowsiness (5.7%)
Headaches (5.7%)
Depression (3.9%)

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Dizziness (7.5%)
Weight gain (7.5%)
Headaches (5.4%)
Anger (4.3%)
Drowsiness (4.3%)
Insomnia (4.3%)
Memory loss (4.3%)

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Drug Class

Dibenzazepine anticonvulsants

Dibenzazepine anticonvulsants

Generic Availability

Lower cost generic

Lower cost generic approved

Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance

Quantity	50 each
Strength	300 mg
Per unit^*	$0.91
Cost^*	$45.43

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Quantity	100 tablet
Strength	300 mg
Per unit^*	$11.45
Cost^*	$1,145.00

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Dosage Forms

Oral suspension
Oral tablet
Oral tablet, extended release

Oral suspension
Oral tablet

Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value.

9 hours

CSA Schedule ¹ View glossary of CSA terms

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Pregnancy Category

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.

Drug Interactions

A total of 576 drugs are known to interact with Oxcarbazepine:

44 major drug interactions (190 brand and generic names)
510 moderate drug interactions (2709 brand and generic names)
22 minor drug interactions (65 brand and generic names)

A total of 576 drugs are known to interact with Trileptal:

44 major drug interactions (190 brand and generic names)
510 moderate drug interactions (2709 brand and generic names)
22 minor drug interactions (65 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions

Alcohol can increase the nervous system side effects of OXcarbazepine such as dizziness... View more

Alcohol can increase the nervous system side effects of OXcarbazepine such as dizziness... View more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

January 14, 2000

WADA Class View classifications

N/A

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Prescribing information

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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