Comparing Tegretol vs Topamax
| Tegretol (carbamazepine) | Topamax (topiramate) |
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| Tegretol (carbamazepine) | Topamax (topiramate) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Trigeminal Neuralgia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Epilepsy. Tegretol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Topamax may be prescribed either alone or in combination with other medications for the treatment of certain types of epilepsy, or it may be given for the prevention of migraine. Drowsiness is a... View more |
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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. |
Topamax has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from a total of 645 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% 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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| Other carbamazepine brands include: Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol XR | Other topiramate brands include: Eprontia, Qudexy XR, Trokendi XR | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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19 hours |
56 hours |
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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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 812 drugs are known to interact with Tegretol:
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A total of 291 drugs are known to interact with Topamax:
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March 11, 1968 |
December 24, 1996 |
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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.
See also:
Carbatrol
Carbatrol is used for epilepsy, schizoaffective disorder, trigeminal neuralgia
Tegretol XR
Tegretol XR is used for epilepsy, schizoaffective disorder, trigeminal neuralgia
Dupixent
Dupixent is used to treat eczema, eosinophilic or oral-corticosteroid-dependent asthma, chronic ...
Equetro
Equetro (carbamazepine) is used for the treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes associated with ...
Epitol
Epitol is used for epilepsy, schizoaffective disorder, trigeminal neuralgia
Epidiolex
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Diacomit
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Fintepla
Fintepla (fenfluramine) is used for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome ...
Fenfluramine
Fenfluramine is used for dravet syndrome, lennox-gastaut syndrome, weight loss (obesity/overweight)
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