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Difference between Tegratol and Carbamazepine
Tue, 02/07/2006 - 17:23Topic: Medication Issues
Hello All,
I have been taking Tegratol for about 15-18 years now. Do to my health insurance i have to pay full price for Tegratol or get Carbamazepine for $25.00. My question is, Is there any difference between these two medication? The Tegratol has been working great for me and I hate to change. But $250.00 for 90 versus $25.00 for 90. Has anyone out there taken Tegratol and switched to Carbamazepine and not have any trouble.
Thanks you for your time.
Matta25
Comments
Re: Difference between Tegratol and Carbamazepine
Submitted by daisyausoleil on Tue, 2009-01-27 - 14:52
Tegratol is carbamazepine. carbamazepine is the generic, actual drug name. Tegratol and Carbatrol are both brand names of carbamazepine. I don't see why you would experience a big difference between the two. I'm on Carbatrol and only have to take it 2 times a day, but i know people who are on Tegratol who have to take it more often during the day. To my knowledge, thats the only difference, the way it is dosed due to the different brands. :)
Re: Difference between Tegratol and Carbamazepine
Submitted by angelran on Thu, 2006-02-09 - 08:34
I have taken Tegratol for years. At one point, I did switch to Carb. until my insurance would pay for the other. One thing that made that difference was that I switched to the XR version of Tegtatol. There is no generic for that so my insurance had to cover it.
Anyway, I had no problems with th switch. I would, of course, talk to your doc first (or at least his nurse).
Hope everything works out for you.
Re: Difference between Tegratol and Carbamazepine
Submitted by angel_lts on Wed, 2006-02-08 - 07:46
Matta, I was on tegretal for 23+ years. I was always told not to switch from a brand to a generic brand. Sometimes they are made a bit different. You could have a reaction from it and cause a seizure. I was always put on a brand name. http://www.webmd.com/content/article/34/1728_87711.htm take care Lisa http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/epilepsyapproach/