Lamotrigine vs Phenytoin
Compare Lamotrigine and Phenytoin side by side: what they treat, drug class, cost and FDA label information.
| Lamotrigine | Phenytoin | |
|---|---|---|
| Drug class | Mood Stabilizer, Anti-epileptic Agent | Anti-epileptic Agent |
| Used to treat | Bipolar disorder, Lennox gastaut syndrome, Partial epilepsies, Seizures | Status epilepticus, Temporal lobe epilepsy, Tonic-clonic epilepsy |
| Generic price | From $0.027 each, about $0.80 for 30 (25 mg tablet) | From $0.14 each, about $4.35 for 30 (100 mg capsule (Sod Ext)); other forms from $0.075 per mL (125 mg/5 mL suspension) |
| Brand price | Lamictal: from $10.30 each, about $309 for 30 (25 mg tablet) | No brand price listed |
| Generic savings | Generic costs about 99% less than the brand | Not listed |