Product Description

Encorate 300 Tablet belongs to a group of medicines called anti-epileptics. It is used to treat conditions such as epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It works by preventing extreme mood swings and abnormal brain signals that trigger seizures (fits). It also helps in the prevention of migraines.

Encorate 300 Tablet can be used alone or in combination with other medicines. Your doctor will decide the correct dose for you. This may increase gradually until your condition is stable. This medicine may take several weeks to work but it is important to take it regularly to get the benefit. Do not stop taking it, even if you feel fine, unless your doctor advises you to. You may have more seizures, or your bipolar disorder may get worse.

The most common side effects of this medicine include skin rashes, headache, feeling or being sick, difficulty sleeping, dizziness and feeling sleepy or drowsy. Most side effects wear off, but if they bother you or do not go away, tell your doctor. There may be ways of preventing or reducing these effects. Long-term treatment can cause weakness in your bones (osteoporosis), increasing your risk of breaking a bone.

Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver problems, meningitis or depression or suicidal thoughts. Also let your healthcare team know about all other medications you are using as some may affect, or be affected by, this medicine, including contraceptive pills. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, Encorate 300 Tablet can be taken if it is clearly needed but the dose may be adjusted. You should avoid driving or riding a bicycle if this medicine makes you drowsy or dizzy. You may need frequent blood tests to check how you are responding to this medicine.

USES OF ENCORATE TABLET

Prevention of Migraine
Bipolar disorder
Epilepsy/Seizures

BENEFITS OF ENCORATE TABLET

In Prevention of Migraine

It is not fully established how Encorate 300 Tablet helps prevent migraines. It may change the abnormal and excessive activity of the nerve cells in the brain or increase the activity in a region of the brain associated with migraines. By preventing and reducing the frequency of headaches, it can help you carry out your daily activities and have a better quality of life.

SIDE EFFECTS OF ENCORATE TABLET

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Encorate

Headache
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Nausea
Vomiting
Sleepiness
Hair loss
Weight gain
Tremors
Double vision
Impaired coordination
Weakness
Increased appetite
Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
Abdominal pain
Abnormal thoughts
Diarrhea
Depression
Constipation
Nystagmus (involuntary eye movement)
Weight loss
Bronchitis (inflammation of the airways)
Breathlessness
Low blood platelets
Hay fever
Nervousness
Ecchymosis (discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath)
Flu-like symptoms
Fever
Memory loss
Indigestion
Infection
Peripheral edema

HOW TO USE ENCORATE TABLET

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Encorate 300 Tablet is to be taken with food.

HOW ENCORATE TABLET WORKS

Encorate 300 Tablet is an antiepileptic medication. It controls seizures or fits by decreasing the abnormal and excessive activity of the nerve cells in the brain.