Oxcarbazepine: clinical use

Evidence-based neurology checklist on oxcarbazepine: clinical use: Mechanism of action Oxcarbazepine is a sodium channel inhibitor It is the keto analogue of Carbamazepine It has less side effects than Carbamazepine Dosing Indications Precautions Dermatological side effect: skin eruption…

Mechanism of action

  • Oxcarbazepine is a sodium channel inhibitor
  • It is the keto analogue of Carbamazepine
  • It has less side effects than Carbamazepine

Dosing

Indications

Precautions

Dermatological side effect: skin eruption

Dermatological side effect: DRESS syndrome: features

Neurological side effects

Hyponatraemia

Genitourinary side effects

Systemic side effects

References

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