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A medicine to treat certain types of seizures
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Five-Week Titration Kits

If you and your doctor want to give LAMICTAL a try, there are 5-week Titration Kits to help you get started.

The kits provide a 5-week supply of LAMICTAL for patients over 12 years of age and come in different packages depending on other medications you're taking:

LAMICTAL Tablets   LAMICTAL ODT

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  • For patients who are taking valproate

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  • For patients who are taking carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone, and are NOT taking valproate

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  • For patients who are NOT taking carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone, or valproate

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Includes valproic acid and divalproex sodium.

The kits contain LAMICTAL or LAMICTAL ODT in the proper dosages that are clearly marked day by day for each week. It's a great way to try LAMICTAL and to see if LAMICTAL is right for you.

Once you reach the final dose that your doctor determines is right for you, you will continue to take that dose daily or as your physician prescribes. At that time, your physician will give you a prescription for LAMICTAL Tablets or LAMICTAL Chewable Dispersible Tablets that you will receive in a pill bottle at the pharmacy when you have your presciption filled, or a prescription for LAMICTAL ODT that you will receive in a Maintenance Kit at the pharmacy when you have your prescription filled.

Switching from LAMICTAL to LAMICTAL ODT

Your doctor may also switch you to LAMICTAL ODT from the current form of LAMICTAL Tablets that you may be taking. You would receive the same dose as your current dose of LAMICTAL.

There are four different maintenance kits for LAMICTAL ODT, each with a different tablet strength of LAMICTAL ODT: 25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, and 200 mg. Each pack holds 30 tablets.

How to take lamictal odt

How to use your dosing kit - Follow these four steps

All dosing kits for LAMICTAL ODT are clearly labeled with dosing instructions and have easy-to-read directions for use

 

1. PRESS
Press and hold tab at bottom.

2. PULL
Pull out tablet sleeve.

 

3. PEEL
Peel printed backing away with dry hand to expose tablet.

  4. PLACE
Gently place tablet into dry hand. Then put immediately on tongue and move around in mouth to dissolve. Can be swallowed with or without water.
 

Getting the most out of your treatment

An important way to get the most out of your epilepsy treatment is talking with your doctor:
  • Talk to your doctor about your immediate and long-term goals.
  • Take the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire and discuss your answers with your doctor.
  • Ask your doctor what you can expect from your epilepsy treatment now and into the future.
  • Keep track of your seizures and of how you feel on a daily basis using the Events Calendar to share with your doctor at each visit.

Remember, don't change your dose or stop taking your antiseizure medicine unless specifically instructed by your doctor.