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carbamazepine
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car·ba·maz·e·pine  (kärb-mz-pn)
n.
An anticonvulsant drug, C15H12N2O, used in the treatment of certain forms of epilepsy and to relieve pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia.
[carbam(oyl) + (benz)azepine, one of its constituents (benz(o)- + az(o)- + ep(oxide) + -ine).]
carbamazepine [ˌkɑːbəˈmæzəˌpiːn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy
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Older, classic medications used to treat epilepsy include: Dilantin or Phenytek Phenobarbital Tegretol or Carbatrol Vagus nerve stimulation -- This procedure involves minor surgery and is a relatively new treatment that helps prevent or lessen the severity of seizures.
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Patients testing positive for the allele should not be treated with Carbatrol unless the benefit clearly outweighs the risk (see WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS/Laboratory Tests).
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Table 1: Seizure medicines that may interfere with hormonal birth control Generic Name Brand Name * Carbamazepine Tegretol, Tegretol XR, Carbatrol Felbamate Felbatol Lamotrigine Lamictal Oxcarbazepine Trileptal Phenobarbital Luminal Phenytoin Dilantin, Phenytek Primidone Mysoline Topiramate Topamax * Medicines may be known by different brand names in different countries.
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