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CARBAMAZEPINE (Tegretol)

Manufactured by Cephalon

Uses: Complex partial,Tonic-clonic, Simple partial

Common side effects: Dizziness, drowsiness, unsteadiness, headache, nausea and skin rashes

Remarks: Phenobarbital, Phenytoin and Primidone may decrease the action of Carbamazepine

Product Info:

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FURTHER READING

1.CONTROLLED RELEASE CARBAMAZEPINE: COGNITIVE SIDE-EFFECTS IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY - A.P Aldenkamp et al., Epilepsia, 28:507-514, 1987

2. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE COGNITIVE EFFECTS OF PHENYTOIN AND CARBAMAZEPINE IN NEW REFERRALS WITH EPILEPSY - D.G Andrewes et al., Epilepsia., 27:128-134, 1986

3. THE INFLUENCE OF CARBAMAZEPINE AND PHENYTOIN ON MEMORY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN NEW REFERRALS WITH EPILEPSY - D.G Andrewes et al., Acta Neurol. Scand., 69:(suppl.99):23-30, 1984

4. COMBINED ADMINISTRATION OF CARBAMAZEPINE AND PHENOBARBITAL: EFFECT ON ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY AND NEUROTOXICITY - B.F.D Bourgeois et al., Epilepsia., 29:482-487 1988

5. LACK OF INTERACTION OF GABAPENTIN WITH CARBAMAZEPINE AND VALPROATE - L.L Radulovic et al., Epilepsia, 35:155-161 1994

6. CARBAMAZEPINE INCREASES PHENYTOIN SERUM CONCENTRATION AND REDUCES PHENYTOIN CLEARANCE - T.R Browne et al., Neurology, 38:1146-1150 1988

7. DISCONTINUATION OF PHENYTOIN, CARBAMAZEPINE AND VALPROATE IN PATIENTS WITH ACTIVE EPILEPSY - J.S Duncan et al., Epilepsia, 31:324-333 1990

8. THE EFFECTS OF VALPROATE, CARBAMAZEPINE, AND OXCARBAZEPINE ON GROWTH AND SEXUAL MATURATION IN GIRLS WITH EPILEPSY - Johanna Rattya et al., Pediatrics 1999 103: 588-593

9. DIFFERENTIAL COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF CARBAMAZEPINE AND LAMOTRIGINE - K. J. Meador et al., Neurology 2001 56: 1177-1182

10. CARBAMAZEPINE IN COMPARATIVE TRIALS: PHARMACOKINETIC CHARACTERISTICS TOO OFTEN FORGOTTEN - Santiago Arroyo et al., Neurology 1999 53: 1170

11. DO CARBAMAZEPINE AND PHENYTOIN AGGRAVATE JUVENILE MYOCLONIC EPILEPSY? - P. Genton et al., Neurology 2000 55: 1106-1109

12. HEMATOLOGIC MONITORING IN CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY TREATED WITH CARBAMAZEPINE - O.B Evans et al., J. Child Neurol., 4:286-290 1989

13. COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN NEW CASES OF EPILEPSY RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO CARBAMAZEPINE, PHENYTOIN AND SODIUM VALPROATE - I. Forsythe et al., Dev. Med. Child Neurol., 33:524-536 1991

14. CARBAMAZEPINE IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPTIC DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD - I. Gamstorp., In: Epileptic Seizures, Behaviour, Pain edited by W. Birkmayer. Hans Huber 1976

15. EFFECTIVENESS OF ACETAZOLAMIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF CARBAMAZEPINE-RESISTANT EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN - I. Forsythe et al., Dev. Med. Child Neurol., 27:743-748 1981

16. CARBAMAZEPINE EFFECTS ON MONONUCLEAR BLOOD CELLS IN EPILEPTIC PATIENTS - N.E Gilhus et al., Acta Neurol. Scand., 74:181-185 1986

17. CARBAMAZEPINE MALABSORPTION: A CASE REPORT - J.T Gilman et al., Pediatrics., 82:518-519 1988

18. SEVERE CARBAMAZEPINE INTOXICATION AFTER COADMINISTRATION OF ERYTHROMYCIN - K.J Goulden et al., J. Pediatr., 109:135-138 1986

19. CLINICAL SIDE EFFECTS OF PHENOBARBITAL, PRIMIDONE, PHENYTOIN, CARBAMAZEPINE, AND VALPROATE DURING MONOTHERAPY IN CHILDREN - J.L Herrnaz et al., Epilepsia, 29:794-804 1988

20. CARBAMAZEPINE AND BONE MINERAL METABOLISM - V. Hoikka et al., Acta Neurol. Scand., 70:77-80 1984

21. CARBAMAZEPINE-EXACERBATED EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS - C.S Horn et al., Pediatr. Neurol., 2:340-345 1986

22. LONG-TERM EXPERIENCES WITH CARBAMAZEPINE (TEGRETOL) IN CHILDREN WITH SEIZURES - R. Huf et al., J. Pediatr., 2:310-312 1980

23. CARBAMAZEPINE-INDUCED SEIZURES - S.D Johnsen et al., Ann. Neurol., 16:392-393 1984

24. CARBAMAZEPINE MONOTHERAPY VERSUS POLYTHERAPY IN CHRONIC EPILEPSIES - T. Keranen et al., Acta. Neurol. Scand, 69(suppl.98):87-88 1984

25. CARBAMAZEPINE VS PHENYTOIN: A CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL IN FOCAL MOTOR AND GENERALIZED EPILEPSY - M. Kosteljanetz et al., Arch. Neurol., 36:22-24 1979

26. CARBAMAZEPINE - I.E Leppick., In: Comprehensive Epidemiology, edited by M. Dam et al., Raven Press 1990

27. COMPARISONS BETWEEN CARBAMAZEPINE AND VALPROATE FOR COMPLEX PARTIAL AND SECONDARY GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES - R.H Mattson et al., Epilepsia., 42:18 1991

28. COMPARISON BETWEEN CARBAMAZEPINE, PHENOBARBITAL, PHENYTOIN AND PRIMIDONE IN PARTIAL AND SECONDARILY GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE - R.H Mattson et al., New Eng. J. Med., 313:145-151 1985

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