- Brand Name: Trileptal
- Chemical Name: oxcarbazepine (ox-car-baz-e-peen)
- Usage in MS: Pain (Trigeminal Neuralgia)
- Generic Available: Yes
Description
Oxcarbazepine is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat certain types of seizures. It works by reducing abnormal electrical activity in the brain. In MS it is used off-label to relieve the shock-like facial pain caused by trigeminal neuralgia.
FDA Indication: Treatment of seizures
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