Equetro Alternatives Compared
| Equetro (carbamazepine) | Lybalvi (olanzapine / samidorphan) | Cariprazine |
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| Equetro (carbamazepine) | Lybalvi (olanzapine / samidorphan) | Cariprazine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder. Equetro may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia. Lybalvi may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia. Cariprazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Equetro (carbamazepine) | More about Lybalvi (olanzapine / samidorphan) | More about Cariprazine | ||||||||||||||||
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Equetro has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 5 ratings on Drugs.com. 20% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
Lybalvi has an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from a total of 16 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 7% reported a negative effect. |
Cariprazine has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 565 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
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N/A |
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N/A |
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| Other carbamazepine brands include: Carbatrol, Epitol, Tegretol, Tegretol XR |
N/A |
Vraylar | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||
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19 hours |
54 hours (empirically) |
504 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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| Pregnancy Category | ||||||||||||||||||
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||
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A total of 786 drugs are known to interact with Equetro:
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A total of 696 drugs are known to interact with Lybalvi:
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A total of 571 drugs are known to interact with Cariprazine:
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| First Approval Date | ||||||||||||||||||
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December 10, 2004 |
May 28, 2021 |
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| WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | ||||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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