title: Oxcarbazepine: a brief review.
abstract: Oxcarbazepine is a new anticonvulsant with an active metabolite. It is approved as mono- or adjunctive therapy for partial seizures in adults and children older than 4 years of age and as adjunctive therapy in children 2 years and older. Its spectrum of anticonvulsant activity is comparable to carbamazepine, but it has an improved pharmacokinetic profile, is better tolerated and is associated with few clinically significant drug-drug interactions.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pharmacy  ; Pediatrics  ; Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wheless
keywords: anticonvulsant; carbamazepine; oxcarbazepine