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Page values for "Oxcarbazepine"

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FieldField typeValue
genericStringOxcarbazepine
brandStringTrileptal (IR), Oxtellar XR
structureFile
classesList of String, delimiter: ,[[:Category:Anticonvulsants|Anticonvulsant]] [[:Category:Mood stabilizers|Mood stabilizer (off-label)]] [[:Category:Sodium channel blockers|Sodium channel blocker]]
mechanismString
usesString'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000018-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"'
starting_doseStringAdult monotherapy: 300 mg PO BID, titrate by 300 mg every 3 days. Pediatric: weight-based titration starting 8-10 mg/kg/day divided BID
preparationsStringIR tablets 150, 300, 600 mg; oral suspension 60 mg/mL; XR tablets 150, 300, 600 mg (Oxtellar)
fda_maxString2400 mg/day (adult)
pill_idText
routesList of String, delimiter: ,Oral
onsetStringAnticonvulsant effect within days at therapeutic plasma level
durationStringBID dosing (IR); once-daily (XR)
halflifeStringOxcarbazepine 2 hours; '''10-monohydroxy active metabolite (MHD) ~9 hours''' (the agent that produces essentially all of the clinical effect)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001A-QINU`"'
bioavailabilityString~100% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"'
pregnancyStringTeratogenic signal less than carbamazepine but present; folate supplementation and effective contraception are appropriate in reproductive-age patients'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"'
legalString[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US