Oxcarbazepine San Antonio TX

Oxcarbazepine (marketed as Trileptal^® by or Trexapin by Taro) is an and , used primarily in the treatment of and . As of October 2007, Trileptal has also been available as a in the United States.

Oxcarbazepine is structurally a derivative of , adding an extra atom on the dibenzazepine ring. This difference helps reduce the impact on the of the drug, and also prevents the serious forms of or occasionally associated with . Aside from this reduction in side effects, it is thought to have the same mechanism as carbamazepine - inhibition (presumably, the main mechanism of action) - and is generally used to treat the same conditions. Oxcarbazepine has recently been found associated with a greater enhancement in mood and reduction in anxiety symptoms than other drugs employed to treat epilepsy.