Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC)
Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.
Adjunctive Therapy for Adults with Partial-Onset Seizures
Trade Name | Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) |
Availability | Prescription only |
Generic | Eslicarbazepine |
Eslicarbazepine Other Names | Eslicarbazepina, Eslicarbazepine |
Related Drugs | gabapentin, clonazepam, lamotrigine, diazepam, pregabalin, Lyrica, topiramate, levetiracetam, Keppra, Topamax |
Type | |
Formula | C15H14N2O2 |
Weight | Average: 254.2839 Monoisotopic: 254.105527702 |
Groups | Approved |
Therapeutic Class | |
Manufacturer | |
Available Country | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
Last Updated: | September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am |
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Uses
Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) is an antiepileptic indicated as a monotherapy or adjunct therapy in the treatment of epilepsy.
Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Seizures
How Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) works
The precise mechanism(s) by which eslicarbazepine exerts anticonvulsant activity is unknown but is thought to involve inhibition of voltage-gated sodium channels.
Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) Alcohol interaction
[Moderate] GENERALLY AVOID:
Alcohol may potentiate some of the pharmacologic effects of central nervous system (CNS)-active agents.
Use in combination may result in additive CNS depression and/or impairment of judgment, thinking, and psychomotor skills.
Patients receiving CNS-active agents should be advised to avoid or limit consumption of alcohol.
Ambulatory patients should be counseled against driving, operating machinery, or engaging in potentially hazardous activities requiring mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.
Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) Drug Interaction
Moderate: diphenhydramine, brivaracetam, perampanel, etravirine, levetiracetam, lamotrigine, pregabalin, ritonavir, lacosamide, zonisamideUnknown: erenumab, fremanezumab, fexofenadine, lubiprostone, dicyclomine, onabotulinumtoxinA, calcium / vitamin d, sucralfate, levocarnitine, levothyroxine
Zebinix (ANTIEPILEPTIC) Disease Interaction
Major: depression, liver disease, renal dysfunctionModerate: hyponatremia, thyroid function tests
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