Lancashire and South Cumbria
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4 Central nervous system

This chapter of the formulary is under continual development, please let the team know if you have any comments about the contents: mlcsu.lscformulary@nhs.net

For more information about the formulary development process, please see: https://www.lancsmmg.nhs.uk/lancashire-and-south-cumbria-icb-formulary-development/

04-08-01 Carbamazepine and Oxcarbazepine

Carbamazepine Tegretol®
Formulary

Tablets 100mg, 200mg, 400mg
M/R tablets (Tegretol® Retard) 200mg, 400mg
Chewable tablets (Tegretol® Chewtabs) 100mg, 200mg
Liquid 100mg/5mL
Suppositories 125mg, 250mg

Note: 125mg suppositories are approximately equivalent in therapeutic effect to 100mg tablets (plasma concentration monitoring is recommended

 

Category 1 - Doctors are advised to ensure that their patient is maintained on a specific manufacturer's product

Different preparations may vary in bioavailability and are therefore not interchangeable, prescriptions should include the brand name.

 


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Eslicarbazepine Zebinix®
Formulary

Tablets 800mg

 

Category 2 - Doctors should use clinical judgement when deciding whether to switch between different manufacturer's products


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Oxcarbazepine Trileptal®
Formulary

Tablets 150mg, 300mg
Liquid 30mg/5mL

 

Category 2 - Doctors should use clinical judgement when deciding whether to switch between different manufacturer's products


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