Trileptal 60 mg/ml Oral Suspension

• Adjunctive Therapy: Maximum increment of 600 mg/day at approximately weekly intervals. The recommended daily dose is 1200 mg/day
• Conversion to Monotherapy: withdrawal concomitant over 3 to 6 weeks;reach maximum dose of Oxcarbazepine in 2 to 4 weeks with increments of 600 mg/day at weekly intervals to a recommended daily dose of 2400 mg/day
• Initiation of Monotherapy: Increments of 300 mg/day every third day to a dose of 1200 mg/day.
• Creatinine Clearance <30 mL/min: Initiate at one half the usual starting dose and increase slowly

Pediatrics: initiation with 8 to 10 mg/kg/day, given twice-a-day. For patients aged 2 to <4 years and under 20 kg, a starting dose of 16 to 20 mg/kg/day may be considered. Recommended daily dose is dependent upon patient weight.

• Adjunctive Patients (Aged 2?16 Years): For patients aged 4 to 16 years, target maintenance dose should be achieved over 2 weeks. For patients aged 2 to <4 years, maximum maintenance dose should be achieved over 2 to 4 weeks and should not to exceed 60 mg/kg/day
• Conversion to Monotherapy for Patients (Aged 4-16 Years): Maximum increment of 10 mg/kg/day at weekly intervals, concomitant antiepileptic drugs can be completely withdrawn over 3 to 6 weeks
• Initiation of Monotherapy for Patients (Aged 4?16 Years): Increments of 5 mg/kg/day every third day