How effective is Carbatrol for Trigeminal Neuralgia? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 4.8/5 Long term ratings: 4.5/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Carbatrol (carbamazepine) is for Trigeminal neuralgia and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 4 Carbatrol users and is updated continuously.
What is Carbatrol?
Carbatrol has active ingredients of carbamazepine. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 1,979 Carbatrol users. Check the latest studies of Carbatrol.
What is Trigeminal neuralgia?
Trigeminal neuralgia (a painful condition of the nerve responsible for most facial sensation) is found to be associated with 421 drugs and 756 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Trigeminal neuralgia.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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4 people are studied for taking Carbatrol in Trigeminal neuralgia
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Carbatrol effectiveness for Trigeminal neuralgia (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 0
- high: 1
- very high: 3
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 0
- moderate: 0
- high: 1
- very high: 1
Gender of people who take Carbatrol for Trigeminal neuralgia *:
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
Age of people who take Carbatrol for Trigeminal neuralgia *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 25 %
- 60+: 75 %
Who find Carbatrol more effective for Trigeminal Neuralgia?
Gender of people who take Carbatrol for Trigeminal neuralgia *:
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
Age of people who take Carbatrol for Trigeminal neuralgia *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 25 %
- 60+: 75 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Carbatrol?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Carbatrol safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Carbatrol (1,979 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Trigeminal neuralgia (12,678 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on carbamazepine (the active ingredients of Carbatrol) and Carbatrol (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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