| Category of Drug | Oxcarbazepine is a Anticonvulsants/Antiepileptics drug |
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| Indications | Oxcarbazepine is used for 1. Monotherapy or adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial seizures 2. secondary generalized seizure 3. substitution for carbamazepine can be made abruptly with an oxcarbazepine-to-carbamazepine ratio of 300:200. |
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| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLETS 2. SUSPENSIONS |
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| Precautions | 1. Pregnancy 2. Interactions |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Less frequently than they do with carbamazepine 2. hyponatremia is more common but not clinically significant, rash, weight gain, alopecia, nausea, headache, somnolence. |
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