Carbamazepine Definition

kärbə-măzə-pēn
noun
An anticonvulsant drug, C15 H12 N2 O, used to treat certain forms of epilepsy and to relieve pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia.
American Heritage Medicine

An anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy.

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Origin of Carbamazepine

  • carbam(oyl) (benz)azepine one of its constituents (benz(o)–) (az(o)–) (ep(oxide)) (–ine)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Carbamazepine Sentence Examples

  • 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.

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