Dec 20, 2023 · Carbamazepine USP is a white to off-white powder, practically insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol and in acetone
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Generic Name Carbamazepine DrugBank Accession Number DB00564 Background
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Generic name: carbamazepine (oral) [ kar-ba-MAZ-e-peen ] Brand names: Epitol, Equetro, Tegretol, Tegretol XR
The use of carbamazepine (Carbatrol; Equetro; Tegretol) is common for the treatment of acute manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder, epilepsy, and
Find out how carbamazepine treats epilepsy, nerve pain and bipolar disorder, and how to take it
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Carbamazepine is available in multiple generic forms and under the commercial names as Tegretol, Carbatrol, Equetro and Epitol
Side effects
Carbamazepine Tablets help to control messages passed from the brain to muscles along the nerve pathways in the body
It also reduces the release of a chemical (neurotransmitter) called glutamate
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Problems with blood pressure and vision can also happen early in treatment
It is also used to relieve pain caused by trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
3 After one 200 mg oral extended-release dose of carbamazepine in a pharmacokinetic study, the Cmax carbamazepine was measured to be 1
Increase dose weekly in increments up to 100 mg per day (maintain divided doses) until an optimal response is obtained
Rare/Serious side effects
Get medical help right away if you have signs like red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin (with or without fever); red or irritated eyes; or sores in your mouth, throat, nose, or eyes
Carbamazepine is a drug that is primarily used to treat certain seizure disorders (also called epilepsy) but is also prescribed to stabilize the moods of people with bipolar disease, to ease alcohol withdrawal, and to help alleviate some types of nerve pain
If rapid attainment of therapeutic serum carbamazepine concentrations is desired, some clinicians recommend an initial loading dose (as oral suspension) of 10 mg/kg in children <12 years of age
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Carbamazepine is effective in treating complex partial seizures, generalized tonic-clonic seizures and simple partial seizures
If you are 65 or older, use Tegretol (carbamazepine tablets) with care
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It is also used to relieve pain in trigeminal neuralgia and is used to treat bipolar disorder (1, 2)