Oxalept

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What is Oxalept

Oxalept is an anticonvulsant, or antiepileptic drug. It works by decreasing nerve impulses that cause seizures.
Oxalept is used either alone or with other medicines to treat partial seizures.
The Oxalept brand of Oxalept is used as a single medicine in adults and children who are at least 4 years old. Oxalept is used with other medicines in adults and children who are at least 2 years old.
The Oxalept brand of Oxalept is used with other medicines in adults and children who are at least 6 years old.
Oxalept may also be used for purposes not listed in Oxalept guide.

Oxalept side effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Oxalept can reduce the sodium in your body to dangerously low levels, which can cause a life-threatening electrolyte imbalance. Call your doctor right away if you have headache, trouble concentrating, memory problems, weakness, loss of appetite, feeling unsteady, confusion, hallucinations, fainting, shallow breathing, and/or increased or more severe seizures.
Report any new or worsening symptoms to your doctor, such as: mood or behavior changes, depression, anxiety, or if you feel agitated, hostile, restless, hyperactive, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.
Also call your doctor at once if you have:

• increased seizures (or more severe seizures);
• sores around your eyes;
• painful mouth sores, trouble swallowing;
• problems with speech, balance, or walking;
• liver problems--nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, tired feeling, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
• signs of inflammation in your body--swollen glands, flu symptoms, easy bruising or bleeding, severe tingling or numbness, muscle weakness, upper stomach pain, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), chest pain, new or worsening cough with fever, trouble breathing; or
• severe skin reaction--fever, sore throat, swelling in your face or tongue, burning in your eyes, skin pain, followed by a red or purple skin rash that spreads (especially in the face or upper body) and causes blistering and peeling.

Common side effects may include:

• dizziness, drowsiness, tired feeling;
• headache;
• weakness, balance problems;
• nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, indigestion;
• tremors or shaking;
• vision problems, double vision; or
• fever, chills, cold or flu symptoms (in children).

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)

Oxalept dosing

Usual Adult Dose for Epilepsy:

Monotherapy:
Initiation of monotherapy:
Immediate-release:
Initial dose: 300 mg orally twice a day, increased by increments of 300 mg per day every third day as clinically indicated
Maintenance dose: 300 to 1,200 mg orally twice a day
Maximum dose: 1,200 mg orally twice a day
Conversion to monotherapy:
Immediate-release:
Initial dose: 300 mg orally twice a day, increased by increments of up to 600 mg per day at approximately weekly intervals as clinically indicated
Maintenance dose: 300 to 1,200 mg orally twice a day
Maximum dose: 1,200 mg orally twice a day
Comments:
-When converting to Oxalept monotherapy, concomitant antiepileptics should be completely withdrawn over 3 to 6 weeks, while a maximum dose should be reached in about 2 to 4 weeks.
-Patients should be closely observed during the transition from adjunctive to monotherapy with Oxalept.
Adjunctive Therapy:
Immediate-release:
Initial dose: 300 mg orally twice a day, increased by increments of up to 600 mg per day at approximately weekly intervals as clinically indicated
Maintenance dose: 300 mg to 1,200 mg orally twice a day
Maximum dose: 1,200 mg orally twice a day
Extended-release:
Initial dose: 600 mg orally once a day for one week, increased by increments of 600 mg per day at weekly intervals as clinically indicated
Maintenance dose: 1,200 to 2,400 mg orally once a day
Maximum dose: 2,400 mg orally once a day
Comments:
-Immediate release: Plasma levels of concomitant antiepileptic drugs should be monitored during titration of Oxalept. In controlled trials, most patients were not able to tolerate a dose of 2,400 mg per day, mainly due to CNS effects.
-Extended-release: A dose of 2,400 mg per day showed slightly greater efficacy than 1,200 mg per day; however, it was associated with an increased risk of side effects.
Use: Monotherapy or adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures; extended-release oral tablets are only indicated as adjunctive therapy.

Usual Geriatric Dose for Epilepsy:

Extended-release:
Initial dose: 300 to 450 mg orally once a day, increased by increments of 300 to 450 mg per day at weekly intervals as clinically indicated.
Use(s): Extended-release oral tablets are only indicated as adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures

Usual Pediatric Dose for Epilepsy:

Monotherapy:
4 to 16 years of age:
Immediate-release:
Initiation of monotherapy: 4 to 5 mg/kg orally twice a day, increased by an increment of 5 mg/kg per day every third day as clinically indicated
Conversion to monotherapy: 4 to 5 mg/kg orally twice a day (up to 600 mg per day), increased by an increment of 10 mg/kg per day at approximately weekly intervals as clinically indicated
Maintenance dose:
Body weight:
20 kg: 300 to 450 mg orally twice a day
25 to 30 kg: 450 to 600 mg orally twice a day
35 to 40 kg: 450 to 750 mg orally twice a day
45 kg: 600 to 750 mg orally twice a day
50 to 55 kg: 600 to 900 mg orally twice a day
60 to 65 kg: 600 to 1,050 mg orally twice a day
70 kg: 750 to 1,050 mg orally twice a day
Comments:
-When converting to Oxalept monotherapy, concomitant antiepileptics may be completely withdrawn over 3 to 6 weeks.
-Patients should be closely observed during the transition phase.
Adjunctive therapy:
2 to 4 years of age:
Immediate-release:
Initial dose:
Body weight:
20 kg or more: 4 to 5 mg/kg orally twice a day (up to 600 mg per day)
Less than 20 kg: 8 to 10 mg/kg orally twice a day
Maximum dose: 30 mg/kg orally twice a day
Comments:
-The maximum recommended dose should be achieved over 2 to 4 weeks
4 to 16 years of age:
Immediate-release:
Initial dose: 4 to 5 mg/kg orally twice a day (up to 600 mg per day)
Maintenance dose:
Body weight:
20 to 29 kg: 900 mg orally per day
29.1 to 39 kg: 1,200 mg orally per day
Greater than 39 kg: 1,800 mg orally per day
Comments:
-The target maintenance dose should be achieved over 2 weeks
6 to 17 years of age:
Extended-release:
Initial dose: 8 to 10 mg/kg (up to 600 mg) orally once a day, increased by an increment of 8 to 10 mg/kg per day (up to 600 mg) at weekly intervals if clinically indicated
Maintenance dose:
Body weight:
20 to 29 kg: 900 mg orally once a day
29.1 to 39 kg: 1,200 mg orally once a day
Greater than 39 kg: 1,800 mg orally once a day
Comments:
-Use is not recommended in patients younger than 6 years of age due to tablet size; data are not available in patients younger than 4 years of age.
Use(s): Monotherapy for the treatment of partial seizures in children 4 to 16 years; adjunctive therapy for the treatment of partial seizures in children 2 to 16 years; extended-release oral tablets are only indicated as adjunctive therapy.

Active ingredients: Oxcarbazepine

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Strength	Quantity	Price, USD	Country
24 HR oxcarbazepine 150 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet
24 HR oxcarbazepine 600 MG Extended Release Oral Tablet
Auram
Deprectal
Deprectal-S
Epilexter
Exep
150 mg	10 Tablet	$0.36
Karbagen
Mezalog (600 mg)
MEZALOG film-coated tab 600 mg x 10's		$1.47	La Pharma
Mezalog 150mg Tablet		$0.06	La Pharmaceuticals
Mezalog 300mg Tablet		$0.10	La Pharmaceuticals
OXcarbazepine 150 MG 24HR Extended Release Oral Tablet
OXcarbazepine 600 MG 24HR Extended Release Oral Tablet
Oleptal DT
150 mg	10 Tablet	$0.38
Oleptal DT 150 mg Tablet		$0.05
Oleptal DT 300 mg Tablet		$0.10
Oleptal OD (600 mg)
150 mg	10 Tablet	$0.49
Oleptal OD 600 mg Tablet		$0.17
Oleptal OD 150 mg Tablet		$0.05
OLEPTAL OD Capsule/ Tablet / 300mg (10 units)		$1.15	Torrent Pharmaceuticals
Oxaleptal
Oxana (300 mg)
Oxana 600 mg Tablet		$0.16
OXANA 600MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$1.69	Psycormedies
150 mg x 100's		$4.76
OXANA film-coated tab 300 mg x 10's		$0.84	Psycorem
Oxcarb (300 mg)
OXCARB film-coated tab 600 mg x 10's		$1.67	Cipla
150 mg x 10's		$0.41
Oxcarb 150mg Tablet		$0.07	Cipla Ltd
OXCARB 300 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$1.18	Cipla Ltd
OXCARB Capsule/ Tablet / 600mg (10 units)		$1.26	Cipla (Protec Division)
Oxcarbazepin - 1 A Pharma
Oxcarbazepin AL
Oxcarbazepin STADA
Oxcarbazepin-ratiopharm
Oxcarbazepine
150 mg	100	$26.90	Australia, Canada, NZ, Singapore, Turkey
150 mg	100	$29.99	Canada, Mauritius, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
150 mg	100	$32.32	Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
150 mg	100	$42.00	Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK
300 mg	60	$130.00
300 mg	100	$42.42	Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
300 mg	100	$44.49	Canada, Mauritius, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
300 mg	100	$45.00	Australia, Canada, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
300 mg	100	$53.00	Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
600 mg	50	$75.68	Barbados, Canada, NZ, UK
600 mg	100	$45.99	Canada, Mauritius, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
600 mg	100	$48.90	Australia, Canada, NZ, Singapore, Turkey
600 mg	100	$68.68	Australia, Canada, India, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK, USA
600 mg	100	$77.00	Australia, Canada, India, Mauritius, NZ, Singapore, Turkey, UK
Oxcarbazepine 150 mg tablet		$1.53
Oxcarbazepine 600 mg tablet		$5.06
Oxcarbazepine Generics
Oxcarbazepine Sandoz
Oxcarbazepine suspension
Oxep (600 mg)
Oxep 150 mg Tablet		$0.04
Oxep 300mg Tablet		$0.07	Abbott India Ltd
OXEP Capsule/ Tablet / 300mg (10 units)		$0.68	Nicholas Piramal (Sarabhai Piramal)
Oxep 600mg TAB / 10		$1.34
Oxetol (600 mg)
OXETOL film-coated tab 450 mg x 10's		$1.54	Sun
Oxetol 450mg Tablet		$0.19	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
OXETOL 600 MG TABLET 1 strip(s) (10 tablets each)		$1.99	Sun Pharma Laboratories Ltd
Oxetol 150mg Tablet		$0.05	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Oxetol 150mg FC-TAB / 10		$0.51
OXETOL Capsule/ Tablet / 300mg (10 units)		$0.81	Sun Pharmaceuticals
OXETOL film-coated tab 300 mg x 10's		$0.95	Sun
Oxetol 600mg TAB / 10		$1.37
Oxigrex
Oxilepsi
Oxital (450 mg)
150 mg	10 Tablet	$0.46
450 mg	10 Tablet	$1.05
Oxital 150 mg Tablet		$0.05
Oxital 300 mg Tablet		$0.07
Oxital 450 mg Tablet		$0.10
Oxital 600 mg Tablet		$0.13
Oxkarbazepin
Oxkarbazepin Mylan
Oxmazetol-SR (300 mg)
150 mg	10 Tablet	$0.48
300 mg	10 Tablet	$0.88
600 mg x 10's		$1.62
Oxmazetol-SR 600mg SR-TAB / 10		$1.62
150 mg x 10's		$0.48
Oxmazetol-SR 150mg SR-TAB / 10		$0.48
300 mg x 10's		$0.88
Oxmazetol-SR 300mg SR-TAB / 10		$0.88
Oxrate (150 mg)
Oxrate 150mg TAB / 10		$0.38
Oxrate 300mg TAB / 10		$0.69
Oxrate 600mg TAB / 10		$1.37
Oxtellar XR 150 MG 24HR Extended Release Oral Tablet, Once-Daily
Oxtellar XR 600 MG 24HR Extended Release Oral Tablet, Once-Daily
Oxtellar XR extended-release tablets
Oxycarb 600mg
600 mg	10 Tablet	$1.26
Oxypine
Oxzey 600
600 mg	10 Tablet	$1.29
Selzic (300 mg)
600 mg x 10's		$1.42
SELZIC Capsule/ Tablet / 600mg (10 units)		$1.78	Ranbaxy (Solus Division)
Selzic 900mg Tablet		$0.33	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Selzic 150 mg Tablet		$0.06
300 mg x 10's		$0.83
60 ml		$0.98
Trileptal 300 MG per 5 ML Oral Suspension
Trileptal D.A.C.
Trileptal suspension
Trileptin
Wan Yi
Zepox (300mg)
300 mg	10 Tablet	$0.70
Zepox 25mg Tablet		$0.04	Mayflower India
Zepox 150 mg Tablet		$0.04
Zepox 150mg TAB / 10		$0.42
Zepox 300 mg Tablet		$0.07
Zepox 300mg TAB / 10		$0.70
Zepox 450 mg Tablet		$0.10
Zepox 450mg TAB / 10		$1.02
Zepox 600 mg Tablet		$0.14
Zepox 600mg TAB / 10		$1.37
Zigabal
oxcarbazepine 150 MG Oral Tablet [Trileptal]
oxcarbazepine 60 MG/ML Oral Suspension [Trileptal]

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Oxalept - Frequently asked Questions

Can Oxalept be stopped immediately or do I have to stop the consumption gradually to ween off?

In some cases, it always advisable to stop the intake of some medicines gradually because of the rebound effect of the medicine.

It's wise to get in touch with your doctor as a professional advice is needed in this case regarding your health, medications and further recommendation to give you a stable health condition.

What other drugs will affect Oxalept?

Taking this medicine with other drugs that make you sleepy can worsen this effect. Ask your doctor before taking Oxalept with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety or depression.

Many other drugs can interact with Oxalept. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Give a list of all your medicines to any healthcare provider who treats you. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.

How should I take Oxalept?

Follow all directions on your prescription label. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose to make sure you get the best results. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.

Shake the oral suspension well just before you measure a dose. Measure liquid medicine with the dosing syringe provided, or with a special dose-measuring spoon or medicine cup. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

Give the liquid directly from the oral syringe, or mix the medicine with a small glass of water. After using the syringe, rinse it with water and allow it to air dry.

You may take the Oxalept oral liquid or regular tablet with or without food.

Take the Oxalept extended-release tablet (Oxtellar XR) on an empty stomach, at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.

Do not crush, chew, or break an extended-release tablet. Swallow it whole.

Do not stop using Oxalept suddenly, even if you feel fine. Stopping suddenly may cause increased seizures. Get your prescription refilled before you run out of medicine completely.

While using Oxalept, you may need frequent blood tests.

Wear a medical alert tag or carry an ID card stating that you take Oxalept. Any medical care provider who treats you should know that you are using Oxalept.

Seizures are often treated with a combination of drugs. Use all medications as directed by your doctor. Read the medication guide or patient instructions provided with each medication. Do not change your doses or medication schedule without your doctor's advice.

Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Throw away any unused liquid 7 weeks after opening the bottle.

Who should not take Oxalept?

You should not take this medicine if you are allergic to Oxalept.

To make sure Oxalept is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• liver disease;

• kidney disease;

• depression, or a mood disorder;

• a history of suicidal thoughts or actions;

• if you are allergic to carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol).

Some young people have thoughts about suicide when first taking an antidepressant. Your doctor will need to check your progress at regular visits while you are using Oxalept. Your family or other caregivers should also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms.

FDA pregnancy category C. Do not start or stop taking Oxalept during pregnancy without your doctor's advice. Having a seizure during pregnancy could harm both mother and baby. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking Oxalept for seizures.

If you are pregnant, your name may be listed on a pregnancy registry. This is to track the outcome of the pregnancy and to evaluate any effects of Oxalept on the baby.

Oxalept can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using non hormonal birth control (condom, diaphragm with spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while taking Oxalept.

Oxalept can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while you are taking Oxalept.

Do not give this medicine to a child without medical advice. There are specific age restrictions for the use of Oxalept in children, depending on the dose form and whether it is used alone or with other medicines.

Can Oxalept be taken or consumed while pregnant?

Please visit your doctor for a recommendation as such case requires special attention.

Can Oxalept be taken for nursing mothers or during breastfeeding?

Kindly explain your state and condition to your doctor and seek medical advice from an expert.

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Following the study conducted by gmedication.com on Oxalept, the result is highlighted below. However, it must be clearly stated that the survey and result is based solely on the perception and impression of visitors and users of the website as well as consumers of Oxalept. We, therefore, urge readers not to base their medical judgment strictly on the result of this study but on test/diagnosis duly conducted by a certified medical practitioners or physician.

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The information was verified by Dr. Vishal Pawar, MD Pharmacology