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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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In contrast, only 3% of the parent form of the antiepileptic carbamazepine is excreted unchanged in the urine (RxList 2005b); the rest may be conjugated or hydroxylated and also released in the feces.
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The patient's medications included haloperidol 5 mg nightly and 2 mg every 6 hours as needed for increased agitation, sustained-release nifedipine 30 mg daily, albuterol 2 puffs four times daily, carbamazepine 400 mg twice daily and 200 mg once daily, phenytoin 450 mg nightly, buspirone 10 mg three times daily, and ranitidine 150 mg nightly.
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Use carbamazepine, gabapentin, or lamotrigine for neuropathic pain instead of the more toxic tricyclic antidepressants.
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