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What is Oxcarbazepine?

Oxcarbazepine is used to treat certain types of seizures in people who have epilepsy. It is an anticonvulsant. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
5 15%
Moderate
6 18%
Mild
12 35%
None
11 32%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
11 32%
sweating/hot flashes
7 21%
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
6 18%
lack of concentration
5 15%
upset stomach
4 12%
Unsteady gait
4 12%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Oxcarbazepine. See all 17 dosages ►

  150mg as needed 75mg as needed daily 40 mg daily 150 mg daily 225 mg daily 300 mg daily 450 mg daily 2 x 300 mg/5 mL daily 600 mg daily 750 mg daily 3 x 300 mg/5 mL daily 900 mg daily 1200 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1800 mg daily 6 x 300 mg/5 mL daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3 37 Number of Patients: 37 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 21 Number of Patients: 21 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxcarbazepine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
17 35% Side effects too severe: 35%
Doctor's advice
14 29% Doctor's advice: 29%
Did not seem to work
13 27% Did not seem to work: 27%
Other
12 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
5 10% Course of treatment ended: 10%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%

See all 46 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxcarbazepine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Oxcarbazepine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
9
17
11
30

Stopped Taking Oxcarbazepine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
16
6
6
4
6

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
23 68%
Usually
9 26%
Sometimes
2 6%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 6%
Somewhat
5 15%
A little
7 21%
Not at all
20 59%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
2 6%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 3%
< $25
16 47%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 21, 2009.