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What is Trileptal?

Trileptal is a brand name for the drug oxcarbazepine. It is an anticonvulsant used to treat certain types of seizures in people who have epilepsy. It works by decreasing abnormal excitement in the brain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Epilepsy 88 31 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 48 16 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 17 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Trigeminal neuralgia (trigeminal nerve pain) 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 14 1 Efficacy_major
Bipolar Disorder 11 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 206 patients currently taking Trileptal

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 13
Moderate
 25
Mild
 24
None
 22

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Trileptal

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 8
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 6
Stomach upset 5
Lack of concentration 5
Dizziness 5
Drowsiness 4
See all 76 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Trileptal. See all 29 dosages ►

  150 mg daily 300 mg/5 mL daily 300 mg daily 450 mg daily 2 x 300 mg/5 mL daily 600 mg daily 900 mg daily 1,200 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 1,800 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 10 Number of Patients: 10 30 Number of Patients: 30 11 Number of Patients: 11 6 Number of Patients: 6 40 Number of Patients: 40 20 Number of Patients: 20 32 Number of Patients: 32 5 Number of Patients: 5 15 Number of Patients: 15  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Trileptal (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 33   Side effects too severe: 40%
Did not seem to work 32   Did not seem to work: 39%
Doctor's advice 27   Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 15   Other: 18%
Personal research 3   Personal research: 4%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 2%
Expense 1   Expense: 1%

See all 82 patients who’ve stopped taking Trileptal

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Trileptal

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

Stopped Taking Trileptal

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Trileptal

Always
 65 77%
Usually
 13 15%
Sometimes
 4 5%
Never
 2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Trileptal

Very
 4 5%
Somewhat
 11 13%
A little
 14 17%
Not at all
 55 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Trileptal

$200+
 2 4%
$100-199
 3 6%
$50-99
 5 9%
$25-49
 5 9%
< $25
 38 72%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.