Regional
Epilepsy Center
Seattle, Washington,
USA
(206)744-3576 or
(1-800-374-3627)
Average 2006 Retail Antiepileptic Drug Prices, Average Dose, Side Effects
Disclaimer
Actual cost depends on dose, markup, specific contracts, and for many agents, the size of tablet used. We make no claims of accuracy of this information and advise the reader to make their own inquiries of the specific costs of these agents.
| Agent | Form |
Tablet
Size |
Cost/Pill |
Average
Adult Daily Dose |
Side Effects |
| Ativan® (lorazepam) |
|
5
mg |
$0.19 |
1
mg - 10 mg
|
Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior changes |
1
mg |
.43 |
||||
2
mg |
.52 |
||||
| Carbatrol® (carbamazepine extended release) |  |
200
mg |
$0.64 |
600mg.
- 1200 mg |
Dizziness, drowsiness, blurred or double vision, nausea, skin rashes, abnormal blood counts (rare) |
300
mg |
$1.04 |
||||
| Depakote® (divalproex sodium) |
 |
125
mg (regular or sprinkles) |
$0.42 |
1750mg
- 3000 mg |
Upset stomach, altered bleeding time, liver toxicity, hair loss, weight gain, tremor |
250
mg |
$0.65 |
||||
500
mg |
$1.07 |
||||
| Diamox® (acetazolamide) |
 |
250
mg |
$0.25 |
250 mg.- 1000 mg. | appetite loss, frequent urination, drowsiness, confusion, numbness of extremities, kidney stones |
| Diastat® (diazepam rectal gel) |
 |
10
mg |
$65.61 |
0.2
mg - 0.5 mg |
Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior changes |
| Dilantin® (phenytoin) |
 |
30
mg |
$0.50 |
200 mg. - 400 mg. | Clumsiness, insomnia, motor twitching, nausea, rash, gum overgrowth, hairiness, thickening of features |
50
mg (infatabs) |
$0.53 |
||||
100
mg |
$0.56 |
||||
| Felbatol® (felbamate) |
 |
400
mg |
$.84 |
1200
mg. - 3600 mg. |
Anorexia, vomiting, insomnia, nausea, headache, liver and blood toxicity |
600
mg |
$.94 |
||||
| Gabitril® (tiagabine) |
 |
4
mg |
$1.28 |
32
- 56 mg. |
Tremor, dizziness, nervousness, difficulty concentrating, sleepiness, weakness |
12
mg |
$1.61 |
||||
16
mg |
$1.56 |
||||
20mg |
. |
(Mfg
dc'd strength) |
|||
| Keppra™ (levetiracetam) |
 |
250
mg |
$2.54 |
1000
mg. - 3000 mg. |
Sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, loss of strength, dizziness |
500
mg |
$3.06 |
||||
750
mg |
$4.13 |
||||
| Klonopin® (clonazepam) |
 |
0.5
mg |
$ |
1.5
mg. - 20 mg. |
Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior changes |
1.0
mg |
$ |
||||
| clonazepam (generic) |
. |
0.5
mg |
$0.16 |
. |
. |
1.0
mg |
$0.28 |
||||
| Lamictal® (lamotrigine) |
 |
25
mg |
$2.28 |
100
mg. - 500 mg. |
Dizziness, headache, blurred vision, clumsiness, sleepiness, nausea, skin rash |
100
mg |
$2.39 |
||||
150
mg |
$2.50 |
||||
200
mg |
$2.60 |
||||
| Neurontin® (gabapentin) |
 |
100
mg |
$0.14 |
900
mg. - 3600 mg. |
Sleepiness, dizziness, clumsiness, fatigue, twitching |
300
mg |
$.25 |
||||
400
mg |
$.28 |
||||
| Mysoline® (primidone) |
 |
50
mg |
$0.25 |
250 mg. - 1000 mg. | Clumsiness, dizziness, appetite loss, fatigue, drowsiness, hyperirritability, insomnia, depression, hyperactivity (children) |
250
mg |
$0.37 |
||||
| primidone (generic) | . |
250
mg |
. |
. |
. |
| phenobarbital |  |
15
mg |
$0.15 |
100
mg. |
Drowsiness, irritability, hyperactivity (children), behavioral problems, difficulty concentrating, depression |
30
mg |
$0.15 |
||||
60
mg |
$0.16 |
||||
100
mg |
$0.25 |
||||
Tegretol® |
 |
100
mg (chewable) |
$0.38 |
600 mg. - 1200 mg. | Dizziness, drowsiness, blurred or double vision, nausea, skin rashes, abnormal blood counts (rare) |
200
mg |
$0.58 |
||||
| Tegretol XR® (carbamazepine extended release) |  |
100
mg |
$0.39 |
600 mg. - 1200 mg. | Dizziness, drowsiness, blurred or double vision, nausea, skin rashes, abnormal blood counts (rare) |
200
mg |
$0.64 |
||||
400
mg |
$1.19 |
||||
| carbamazepine (generic) |
. |
100
mg |
. |
. |
. |
200
mg |
. |
||||
| Topamax® (topiramate) |
 |
25
mg |
$1.68 |
200
mg. - 400 mg. |
Confusion, sleepiness, dizziness, clumsiness, difficulty thinking or talking, tingling sensation of the skin, nausea, decreased appetite |
100
mg |
$3.47 |
||||
200
mg |
$4.04 |
||||
| Tranxene® (clorazepate) |
 |
3.75
mg |
$.23 |
15
mg. - 45 mg. |
Drowsiness, sleepiness, fatigue, poor coordination, unsteadiness, behavior changes |
7.5
mg |
$.37 |
||||
15
mg |
$.37 |
||||
| Trileptal® (oxcarbazepine) |
 |
150
mg |
$1.36 |
600
mg. - 2400 mg. |
Difficulty concentrating, sleepiness, fatigue, dizziness, double vision, nausea, unsteadiness, rash |
300
mg |
$2.36 |
||||
600
mg |
$4.21 |
||||
| Zarontin® (ethosuximide) |
 |
250
mg |
$0.76 |
500
mg. - 1500 mg. |
Appetite loss, nausea, drowsiness, headache, dizziness, fatigue, rash, abnormal blood counts (rare) |
| Zonegran™ (zonisamide) |
 |
100
mg |
$.33 |
100
mg. -600 mg. |
Sleepiness, dizziness, loss of appetite, headache, nausea, irritability, difficulty concentrating, unsteadiness, fever, kidney stones, rash, (should not be used individuals allergic to sulfa drugs) |
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