Carbamazepine

- Description:
Carbamazepine is in a group of drugs called anticonvulsants.
It works by decreasing nerve impulses that cause seizures and pain.
Carbamazepine is used to treat seizures and nerve pain.
It may interfere with contraceptives
Do a FBC soon after starting carpamazepine
Blood Dyscrasias usually occur in the first 3 months.
Dose: 100-200 mg once a day, gradually increased to 200 mg twice a day, with maximum of 1600 mg of separated doses per day.

- Indications:
1- Trigeminal Neuralgia
2- Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
3- Diabetic Neuropathy
4- Bipolar Disorder

- ContraIndications:
1- Drug Allergy
2- Patients with atrioventricular conduction defects.
3- porphyria

- Extreme Percution:
1- Pregnant Females.
2- Patients on MAOIs (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor)
3- Liver Failure.

- Side Effects:

1- Major:
- a red, blistering, peeling skin rash;
- fever, sore throat, body aches, flu symptoms;
- easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;
- white patches or sores inside your mouth or on your lips;
- feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;
- swelling of your ankles or feet;
- nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
- urinating less than usual.

2- Minor:
- feeling unsteady;
- mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain;
- confusion, headache, blurred vision;
- feeling agitated or depressed;
- ringing in your ears;
- dry mouth, swollen tongue; or
- joint or muscle pain, leg cramps.

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