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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Epilepsy 216 62 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 67 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain 29 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Bipolar Disorder 23 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Trigeminal neuralgia (trigeminal nerve pain) 22 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 20 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight

See all 382 patients currently taking Oxcarbazepine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 32
Moderate
 43
Mild
 43
None
 36

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

Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 11
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 10
Dizziness 10
Weight gain 7
Fatigue 7
Lack of concentration 7
See all 125 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Oxcarbazepine. See all 43 dosages ►

  300 mg daily 300 mg/5 mL daily 450 mg daily 2 x 300 mg/5 mL daily 600 mg daily 900 mg daily 4 x 300 mg/5 mL daily 1,200 mg daily 1,500 mg daily 1,800 mg daily
  44 Number of Patients: 44 14 Number of Patients: 14 19 Number of Patients: 19 18 Number of Patients: 18 70 Number of Patients: 70 32 Number of Patients: 32 14 Number of Patients: 14 80 Number of Patients: 80 11 Number of Patients: 11 31 Number of Patients: 31  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Oxcarbazepine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 66   Side effects too severe: 43%
Did not seem to work 60   Did not seem to work: 39%
Doctor's advice 46   Doctor's advice: 30%
Other 25   Other: 16%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 5%
Personal research 6   Personal research: 4%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 3%
Expense 3   Expense: 2%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 149 patients who’ve stopped taking Oxcarbazepine

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

Currently Taking Oxcarbazepine

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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 Oxcarbazepine

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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 Oxcarbazepine

Always
 126 82%
Usually
 19 12%
Sometimes
 5 3%
Never
 4 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Oxcarbazepine

Very
 8 5%
Somewhat
 23 15%
A little
 22 14%
Not at all
 101 66%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Oxcarbazepine

$200+
 4 4%
$100-199
 7 7%
$50-99
 12 12%
$25-49
 11 11%
< $25
 67 66%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.