Lamictal CD and Oxybutynin Chloride

• Generic Name: lamotrigine
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Lamictal, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XR, Lamictal, Lamictal ODT, Lamictal XR, Subvenite, Lamictal CD, LaMICtal Starter Kit, LaMICtal ODT Patient Titration Kit, LaMICtal XR Patient Titration Kit, LamoTRIgine Starter Kit, Subvenite Starter Kit

Lamotrigine is used alone or together with other medicines to help control certain types of seizures (eg, partial seizures, tonic-clonic seizures, or Lennox-Gastaut syndrome) in the treatment of epilepsy. This medicine cannot cure epilepsy and will only work to control seizures for as long as you continue to take it. It can also be used in the treatment of bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness) in adults.

This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.

• Generic Name: oxybutynin
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Ditropan XL, Anturol, Gelnique, Oxytrol

Relief of symptoms of bladder instability associated with voiding (i.e., urgency, frequency, urinary leakage, urge incontinence, dysuria) in adults and pediatric patients > 5 years of age with uninhibited neurogenic or reflex neurogenic bladder (conventional tablets or oral solution).

Treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency (extended-release tablets or transdermal system).

Relief of symptoms of detrusor overactivity associated with a neurological condition (e.g., spina bifida) in pediatric patients ≥ 6 years of age (extended-release tablets).

Conventional tablets as effective as extended-release tablets.

Oxybutynin appears to be as effective as tolterodine (conventional tablets) in reducing urinary symptoms in patients with overactive bladder but is associated with a higher incidence of dry mouth.

Has been used in children for the treatment of primary nocturnal enuresis; however one study has determined that oxybutynin is not effective for management of primary nocturnal enuresis in children with a history of nocturnal enuresis and normal bladders.