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    • OXCARBAZEPINE ER (Generic for OXTELLAR XR)

OXCARBAZEPINE (ox car BAZ e peen) prevents and controls seizures in people with epilepsy. It works by calming overactive nerves in your body.

OXCARBAZEPINE ER (Generic for OXTELLAR XR) Lifestyle Interactions

  • Oxcarbazepine 600mg, Oral tablet, extended release

    • Interaction: Alcohol
    • Severity: Moderate
    • Notes for Consumers: You may feel drowsy or more tired when if you drink alcoholic beverages while taking Oxcarbazepine. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how Oxcarbazepine affect you. Discuss any new or worsening side effects, such as dizziness, drowsiness, and trouble concentrating with your health care provider.
    • Notes for Professionals: Use of alcohol should be avoided in patients receiving oxcarbazepine. An additive CNS depressant effect can be expected during the concurrent use of ethanol and oxcarbazepine.

  • Oxcarbazepine 600mg, Oral tablet, extended release

    • Interaction: Marijuana
    • Severity: Moderate
    • Notes for Consumers: The effects of marijuana may be decreased if combined with this medicine. Do not drive or operate machinery until you know how this combination will affect you. Contact your health care provider right away if you notice slurred speech, confusion, severe drowsiness, increased heart rate, or any other new or unusual side effects.
    • Notes for Professionals: The incidence of marijuana associated adverse effects may change following coadministration with oxcarbazepine. Oxcarbazepine is an inducer of CYP3A4, an isoenzyme partially responsible for the metabolism of marijuana's most psychoactive compound, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-9-THC). When given concurrently with oxcarbazepine, the amount of Delta-9-THC converted to the active metabolite 11-hydroxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (11-OH-THC) may be increased. These changes in Delta-9-THC and 11-OH-THC plasma concentrations may result in an altered marijuana adverse event profile.

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