Equetro Alternatives Compared
| Equetro (carbamazepine) | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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| Equetro (carbamazepine) | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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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
Vraylar is an atypical antipsychotic that is effective for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Vraylar is usually well-tolerated and less likely than some other antipsychotics to... View more |
Prescription only
Caplyta is an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat adults with schizophrenia or depression associated with bipolar disorder. Sleepiness is the most common side effect and it should not be... View more |
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| More about Equetro (carbamazepine) | More about Vraylar (cariprazine) | More about Caplyta (lumateperone) | ||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Vraylar has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 517 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
Caplyta has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 183 ratings on Drugs.com. 55% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% reported a negative effect. |
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We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
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| Other carbamazepine brands include: Carbatrol, Epitol, Tegretol, Tegretol XR |
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19 hours |
504 hours |
18 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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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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A total of 794 drugs are known to interact with Equetro:
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A total of 575 drugs are known to interact with Vraylar:
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A total of 602 drugs are known to interact with Caplyta:
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December 10, 2004 |
September 17, 2015 |
December 20, 2019 |
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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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