Recent news on Oxcarbazepine

Oxcarbazepine in Youths With Autistic Disorder and Significant ...  -  May 2, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)The following case report describes beneficial effects in three consecutive oxcarbazepine-treated autistic youths with disruptive behaviors.

USPSYCH: New Definitions on Tap for Mixed Manias  -  Apr 26, 2007
Psychiatric Times,...electroconvulsive therapy or adding clozapine or the combination of lithium, an atypical antipsychotic, and valproate, carbamazepine, or oxcarbazepine.

Women Taking Antiepileptics Give Birth to Babies at Risk ...  -  May 4, 2007
DG NewsAntiepileptic drugs observed in this study included valproate, lamotrigine, carbamazepine, levetiracetam, phenytoin, oxcarbazepine, gabapentin,

USPSYCH: New Definitions on Tap for Mixed Manias  -  26 Apr 2007
Psychiatric Times,...electroconvulsive therapy or adding clozapine or the combination of lithium, an atypical antipsychotic, and valproate, carbamazepine, or oxcarbazepine.

Novartis off to a flyer in 2007 thanks to Diovan and Gleevec  -  Apr 24, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Other products that impressed included Femara (letrozole) for breast cancer, which rose 32% to $208 million and the epilepsy drug, Trileptal (oxcarbazepine)

Jubilant Q4 PAT seen up 23% to Rs 592mn: Motilal Oswal  -  Apr 10, 2007
Moneycontrol.com,Jubilant’s 4QFY07 sales are expected to grow by 21% to Rs 5.1 billion, driven by minor supplies of Oxcarbazepine to US and robust growth in CRAMS business

Research Finds Newer Drug For Partial Epilepsy Is Superior,But Old ...  -  Mar 29, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In patients with partial epilepsy, carbamazepine was compared to newer drugs gabapentin, lamotrigine and oxcarbazepine and topiramate.

Drug Choices for Different Seizures Get Clarification  -  Mar 23, 2007
MedPage Today,As for oxcarbazepine, the investigators wrote that it might be the most cost-effective of the drugs assessed, but in the absence of firm conclusions about

Updated Patient Information for Detrol and Trileptal  -  Mar 20, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,The FDA patient information sheets for Pfizer’s Detrol (tolterodine tartrate) and Novartis’ Trileptal (oxcarbazepine) have been updated.

New Study Weighs Benefits of Epilepsy Drugs  -  Mar 23, 2007
HealthCentral.com,...recommended as the first-line treatment for patients with partial onset seizures -- with gabapentin, lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, and topiramate.

Research Finds Newer Drug For Partial Epilepsy Is Superior But Old ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In patients with partial epilepsy, carbamazepine was compared to newer drugs gabapentin, lamotrigine and oxcarbazepine and topiramate.

Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Disorder  -  Mar 15, 2007
Focus (subscription)Oxcarbazepine, a congener of carbamazepine, has been prescribed over the last few years for treating both acute mania and as a maintenance treatment.

A Case of Mania Following the Use of Pramipexole  -  Jan 31, 2007
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)...including lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, and modafinil, we decided to add pramipexole to valproic acid 750 mg bid (serum level 110 µg /ml).

Oxcarbazepine and Pediatric Bipolar Disorder  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)...episodes ranged between 15.1–17.1 in the past year of the illness in the groups randomly assigned to oxcarbazepine and placebo, respectively.

The Diagnostic and Pharmacological Variances of Bipolar Disorder ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)To the Editor: The hypotheses by Dr. Wagner et al. regarding the ineffectiveness of oxcarbazepine in the article "A Double-Blind, Randomized,

ORB Orbus Pharma signs oxcarbazepine deal with Desitin  Nov 6, 2006
GmbH of Germany for its immediate release of 150 milligram, 300 mg and 600 mg tablets containing the active ingredient oxcarbazepine (anti-epileptic). ... -Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), Orbus Pharma Inc. Announces Signing of a Three Way License, Sale ...  Nov 6, 2006
GmbH, ("Desitin") of Germany for its immediate release 150mg, 300mg and 600mg tablets containing the active ingredient oxcarbazepine (anti-epileptic). ... -CCNMatthews (press release), Orbus Pharma narrows loss  Nov 6, 2006
The deal allows for immediate release of 150mg, 300mg and 600mg tablets containing the active anti-epileptic ingredient oxcarbazepine, which Orbus helped ... -Toronto Star, Orbus Pharma Reports Narrower Net Loss In Q3 - Update  Nov 6, 2006
Tiefenbacher GmbH & Co. KG, for its immediate release 150mg, 300mg and 600mg tablets containing oxcarbazepine. Shares of ORB.TO ... -Trading Markets, Orbus Pharma Q3 Loss Per Share Narrows - Quick Facts  Nov 6, 2006
GmbH and Alfred E. Tiefenbacher GmbH & Co. KG, for its immediate release 150mg, 300mg and 600mg tablets containing oxcarbazepine. -Trading Markets, Comparative effectiveness of second-generation antipsychotics and ...  Oct 31, 2006
...in the addition of a mood stabiliser (divalproex 12 patients, gabapentin 5 patients, lithium 2 patients, lamotrigine 2 patients, oxcarbazepine 2 patients ... -British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), What kind of numbers will Jubilant post?  Oct 17, 2006
For Oxcarbazepine, some analysts believe that the ANDA approvals for Jubilant’s customers in the US have been delayed as Novartis (the innovator) has filed a ... -Moneycontrol.com, Taro Announces Filing Of ANDA For Oxcarbazepine Tablets 150, 300 ...  Sep 8, 2006
TARO) today reported that it has filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application ("ANDA") with the US Food and Drug Administration for Oxcarbazepine Tablets 150, 300 ... -International News Service

Taro Pharma Says It Files ANDA For Oxcarbazepine Tablets - Quick ...  Sep 8, 2006
PowerRating) said on Friday that it filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application with the US Food and Drug Administration or FDA for Oxcarbazepine Tablets 150 ... -Trading Markets

Taro Pharmaceutical challenges Novarits patent on Trileptal ...  Sep 8, 2006
Pharmaceutical Industries said it had filed an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) with the US Food and Drug Administration for Oxcarbazepine tablets and ... -Forbes

Taro Pharma Seeks to Sell Generic Drug  Sep 8, 2006
...treatment for seizures. Taro is seeking approval to sell oxcarbazepine tablets in doses of 150, 300 and 600 milligrams. The company ... -Houston Chronicle

Oxcarbazepine and Pediatric Bipolar Disorder  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)...episodes ranged between 15.1–17.1 in the past year of the illness in the groups randomly assigned to oxcarbazepine and placebo, respectively.

The Diagnostic and Pharmacological Variances of Bipolar Disorder ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Am J Psychiatry (subscription)To the Editor: The hypotheses by Dr. Wagner et al. regarding the ineffectiveness of oxcarbazepine in the article "A Double-Blind, Randomized,

Orbus Announces Appointment of New Director  -  Nov 13, 2006
CCNMatthews (press release),..."We are delighted to welcome Rudy Fernandes to the Company at a time when we are anticipating receiving European approvals on our generic oxcarbazepine and

Neurocognitive Effects of Psychotropic Anticonvulsants and Lithium  Aug 24, 2006
...nine patients with bipolar disorder, aged 18-70 years, were treated with carbamazepine (CBZ) (N = 16), lamotrigine (LMTG) (N = 38), oxcarbazepine (OCBZ) (N = 19 ... -Medscape (subscription)

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of ...  Jun 30, 2006
OBJECTIVE: This multicenter trial examined the efficacy and safety of oxcarbazepine in the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents. ... -Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Flying Almost Blind  Jun 30, 2006
...age with a diagnosis of bipolar I disorder, manic or mixed episode, were assigned randomly to receive 7 weeks of treatment with either oxcarbazepine or placebo ... -Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

In This Issue  Jun 30, 2006
Wagner et al. (p. 1179) report a multicenter study of oxcarbazepine for 110 children and adolescents with bipolar disorder. The ... -Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

Pediatric studies lead to label changes for more than 100 drugs ...  Jun 30, 2006
Two agents were tested and found to have efficacy in the treatment of children with epilepsy: levetiracetam (Keppra) and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal). ... -AAP News (subscription)

Shingles and Chickenpox (Varicella-Zoster Virus)  Jun 23, 2006
Newer anti-seizure agents, including lamotrigine, oxcarbazepine, topiramate, and zonisamide, are being investigated but no data supports their use for PHN as ... -About - News & Issues



Neuropathic Pain: An Update on Effective Management Strategies  May 5, 2006
...the first-generation agents (eg, phenytoin and carbamazepine) and second-generation agents (eg, lamotrigine, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, topiramate ... - Medscape (subscription)

Lamotrigine Improves Depressed Mood in Women With Epilepsy ...  May 11, 2006
Background antiepileptic drugs were phenytoin (26%), carbamazepine (19%), valproic acid (15%), oxcarbazepine (13%) and topiramate (9%). ... - DG News

Anticonvulsant Treatment for Psychiatric and Seizure Indications ...  May 4, 2006
...carbamazepine, valproic acid (the term is used collectively to refer to all valproic acid-related products), gabapentin, oxcarbazepine, lamotrigine, topiramate ... - Psychiatric Services (subscription)

Chronic nerve pain strikes in jaw and cheek  Apr 17, 2006
...drug therapy. Common drugs prescribed are oxcarbazepine, carbamazepine, gabapentin, lamotrigine, topiramate and baclofen. With the ... - Newark Star Ledger





REVISION OF DRUG PRICES  Mar 29, 2006
3.17%. The price of Oxcarbazepine, a derivative of the bulk drug Carbamezapine has been fixed for the first time at Rs. 3280 per kg. ... - Press Information Bureau

Prices of 25 bulk drugs, 9 derivatives revised  Mar 29, 2006
3.17%. The price of oxcarbazepine, a derivative of the bulk drug carbamezapine, has been fixed for the first time at Rs 3,280 per kg. ... - Financial Express

Orbus Pharma Inc. Reports 2005 Results  Mar 31, 2006
Two were signed on our oxcarbazepine project, two on cefuroxime axetil and one on our anti-depressant drug development amitryptaline (as detailed in the press ... - CCNMatthews



Orbus Signs Licensing and Supply Agreements  Feb 16, 2006
...been disclosed. The agreements involve a generic version of Trileptal ® (oxcarbazepine) which has been developed by Orbus. Under ... - CCNMatthews,

Jubilant Organosys Ltd.  Jan 18, 2006
The company started selling Oxcarbazepine in the European markets and is likely to launch the product in the US market during the next quarter. ... - India Infoline.com

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