Lovax OD 600 Tablet (Oxcarbazepine 600mg)

• Headache
• Drowsiness
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Weakness
• Weight gain
• Rashes
• Acne
• Irritation
• Anxiety
• Confusion
• Blurred vision
• Vertigo

How Does It Work?

• Normally in the brain, the electrical activity is going on in a controlled manner. When there is an imbalance in this electrical activity, it becomes uncontrolled. That produces symptoms like muscle tightening, unusual head movements, blank stares, moving of eyes side to side, numbness, tingling or hallucinations (seeing, smelling or hearing things that are not actually present).
• Oxcarbazepine in Lovax Er Od helps in controlling electrical activity in the brain and decreases the frequency of seizures.

Interactions with other medicines

• Some medicines can affect the way Lovax Er Od Tablet works, or this medicine itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements, or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction.
• Especially if you are taking other medicines to treat fits like Phenobarbital, Phenytoin, Carbamazepine, Lamotrigine and Valproic acid.
• Hormonal contraceptives, when used with this medicine, decrease the effectiveness of contraceptive medicines; thus, your doctor may advise you to try other forms of contraception.
• Lithium and MAOIs (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors), like Phenelzine and Moclobemide, (these medicines are used to treat mental illness).

• Concomitant use of Lovax Er Od Tablet and medicines that can lower sodium levels in the blood like diuretics (used to treat high blood pressure), desmopressin (used for bedwetting) and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (pain killers) can lower the sodium levels in your blood further which may lead to symptoms of sodium shortage.

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• Medicines to decrease the body’s immune system (immunosuppressants) such as ciclosporin, tacrolimus (used to prevent organ transplantation) and Rifampicin (an antibiotic used for the treatment of tuberculosis) when used together with this medicine can alter the effect of this medicine.

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• Keep Lovax Er Od Tablet out of the sight and reach of children.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date.
• Store below 30°C in the original package.
• Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste.

Overdose

• Symptoms of overdose include low levels of sodium in the blood, anger, agitation, being confused, drowsiness or sleepiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, fast and irregular heartbeats, shaking, seizures/convulsions, headache, coma, loss of consciousness, uncontrolled twitching or jerking, double or blurred vision, narrowing of the pupil, low blood pressure, shortness of breath, an abnormal degree of muscular or bodily activity, lack of coordination of movements and uncontrolled eye movements.
• Seek immediate medical attention if you experience any of the symptoms or feel you have taken too much of Lovax Er Od Tablet.

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