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A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.
Examples of carbamazepine in a Sentence
Care should be used in combining SSRIs with major or minor tranquilizers or with anti-epileptic agents such as phenytoin (Dilantin) or carbamazepine (Tegretol).
Targets include other AEDs, particularly phenytoin, phenobarbitone, carbamazepine epoxide, and lamotrigine.
Are you taking carbamazepine (used to treat epilepsy or facial neuralgia - severe pain attacks in the face )?
Practice point Carbamazepine may occasionally cause leucopenia and other disorders including thrombocytopenia.
For severe depression that does not respond well to antidepressant, mood stabilizer drugs (e.g., lithium, carbamazepine, valproic acid) may be recommended.
Drugs such as phenytoin (Dilantin) and carbamazepine (Tegretol) are prescribed to treat the pain associated with nerve damage.
Valproate is prescribed alone or in combination with carbamazepine and/or lithium.
Carbamazepine (Tegretol, Atretol) is an anticonvulsant drug usually prescribed in conjunction with other mood stabilizing agents.
Blurred vision and abnormal eye movement are two possible side effects of carbamazepine therapy.
Clinical trials continue as of 2004 in an attempt to obtain FDA approval of carbamazepine for use in bipolar treatment.
They usually are used in conjunction with other drug therapies such as carbamazepine or lithium.
Drugs called GABA agonists, such as baclofen and carbamazepine, are useful in treatment of seesaw nystagmus and PAN, if the nystagmus is acquired and not congenital.
Other medications prescribed for AD/HD therapy include buproprion (Wellbutrin), an antidepressant; fluoxetine (Prozac), an SSRI antidepressant; and carbamazepine (Tegretol, Atretol), an anticonvulsant drug.