swelling of the face, ankles, or hands
Your doctor may adjust your dose as needed
It’s available as a generic drug and as the brand-name drugs Trileptal and
But it's thought to lower seizure activities by
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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
Trileptal (age 2-4 years) Initial: 8-10 mg/kg/day orally divided every 12 hours; not to exceed 600 mg/day ; Below 20 kg: May consider starting with 16-20
Oxcarbazepine is an antiepileptic drug available as 150 mg, 300 mg and 600 mg film-coated tablets for oral administration
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If you are 65 or older, use this medicine (oxcarbazepine tablets) with care
The starting dose is 8 to 10 mg per kg of body weight per day, divided into 2 doses
For patients less than 20 kg, a starting dose of 16 to 20 mg/kg may be considered [see Clinical Pharmacology (12
In pediatric patients aged 2 to <4 years, initiate oxcarbazepine at a daily dose of 8 to 10 mg/kg generally not to exceed 600 mg/day, given twice-a-day
Patients were hospitalized and randomized to either Trileptal 10 mg/kg/day or were titrated up to 40 to 60 mg/kg/day within 3 days while withdrawing the previous AED on the second day of Trileptal
The tablet and suspension are usually taken every 12 hours (twice a day) with or without food
Trileptal (age 4-16 years) Initial: 8-10 mg/kg/day PO divided q12hr; not to exceed 600 mg/day ; Target maintenance dose: May titrate to higher dose over 2 weeks to reach the following dosage ranges; 20-29 kg: 450 mg PO q12hr; 29
Oxcarbazepine is 10, 11-Dihydro-10-oxo-5 H -dibenz [b, f ]azepine-5-carboxamide, and its structural formula is
Patients were hospitalized and randomized to either oxcarbazepine 10 mg/kg/day or were titrated up to 40 to 60 mg/kg/day within 3 days while withdrawing the previous AED on the second day of oxcarbazepine
Table 1: Range of Maintenance Doses of Oxcarbazepine for Pediatrics by Weight During Monotherapy
Stopping your medicine suddenly or lowering the dose may cause seizures
Patients who take Trileptal (oxcarbazepine tablets) may be at a greater risk of having thoughts or actions of suicide
H-dibenz[b, f]azepine 5-carboxamide, and its structural formula is Oxcarbazepine is a white to faintly orange crystalline powder
Oxcarbazepine is available under the following different brand names: Trileptal, and Oxtellar XR
Oxcarbazepine 300 mg (G 4) View all images