What is Xcopri: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

Updated Jan 13, 2021  •  Published Dec 31, 2020

Xcopri overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • Xcopri Titration Pack 50MG/100MG, Xcopri Maintenance Pack 350mg Daily Dose, Xcopri Maintenance Pack 250mg Daily Dose, Xcopri Titration Pack 150MG/200MG, Xcopri, Xcopri Titration Pack 12.5MG/25MG

Generic Names:

  • Xcopri

Uses:

  • Treats seizures.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Anticonvulsant

Forms:

  • Tablet

How it’s taken:

  • By mouth

What form(s) does Xcopri come in

  • Tablet

What are common Xcopri doses?

  • Tablet 50MG

  • Tablet 100MG

  • Tablet 150MG

  • Tablet 200MG

  • Box 28 Tablets Therapy Pack

Common Xcopri prescriptions

  • Xcopri
    28 tablets therapy pack box

  • Xcopri
    100mg tablet

  • Xcopri
    150mg tablet

  • Xcopri
    200mg tablet

  • Xcopri
    50mg tablet

How to take Xcopri

  • This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

  • Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

  • Swallow the tablet whole. Do not crush, break, or chew it.

  • Take your medicine as directed. Your dose may need to be changed several times to find what works best for you.

  • Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

  • Swallow the tablet whole. Do not crush, break, or chew it.

  • Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.

  • Take your medicine as directed. Your dose may need to be changed several times to find what works best for you.

  • Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

  • This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

Xcopri contraindications

  • This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to cenobamate.

Xcopri warnings

  • Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

  • This medicine may make you dizzy, drowsy, or clumsy. Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.

  • This medicine may cause the following problems:Heart rhythm problems (including QT shortening)Serious skin reactions, including drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS).

  • Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

  • Do not stop using this medicine suddenly. Your doctor will need to slowly decrease your dose before you stop it completely.

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, heart rhythm problems (including familial short QT syndrome), depression, or mental illness.

Xcopri interactions

  • Do not drink alcohol while you are using this medicine.

  • Some medicines can affect how cenobamate works. Tell your doctor if you are using bupropion, carbamazepine, clobazam, lamotrigine, midazolam, omeprazole, phenobarbital, phenytoin, or birth control pills.

  • Tell your doctor if you use anything else that makes you sleepy. Some examples are allergy medicine, narcotic pain medicine, and alcohol.

Xcopri side effects

Serious Side Effects

  • Fever, skin rash, or swollen, painful, or tender lymph glands in neck, armpit, or groin

  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing

  • Fast, pounding, or uneven heartbeat, fainting

  • Unusual changes in mood or behavior, unusual thoughts, trouble sleeping

  • Dark urine or pale stools, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, stomach pain, yellow skin or eyes

  • Bloody or cloudy urine, troubled breathing, swelling of the face, feet, or lower legs

Less Serious Side Effects

  • Constipation

  • Feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings

  • Changes in balance, clumsiness, or unsteadiness

  • Dizziness, drowsiness, tiredness, headache

  • Blurred vision, seeing double