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Besides epilepsy, what else is oxcarbazepine used for?: Intermediate

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New comprehensive downloadable medication sheet
  • Additional information on this drug and how to use it.
  • A starting point for discussion with your doctor.
  • Answers to frequently asked questions.

Often doctors find that medicines are useful for more than one purpose. It is legal to prescribe medicines for "off-label uses" even though the FDA has not formally approved such use.

Like Tegretol or Carbatrol, oxcarbazepine also can be used to treat a type of facial pain called trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux) and to stabilize mood in patients with bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder. Neither use is approved by the FDA.

Reviewed by Steven C. Schachter, MD

Submitted: 01/03/08


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