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  • Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a synthetic iminostilbene derivative that is chemically and structurally related to the tricyclic antidepressants and spatially related to phenytoin.

    Carbamazepine 2010

  • Carbamazepine has been demonstrated to decrease seizure activity in animals with electrically and chemically induced seizures. 5 It is believed to act by, "reducing polysynaptic responses and blocking the post-tetanic potentiation."

    Carbamazepine 2010

  • Carbamazepine (Tegretol®) was approved in the United States for use as an anti-epileptic agent in 1974.

    Carbamazepine 2010

  • Carbamazepine, a mood-stabilising drug used to treat bipolar disorder, amongst other things

    Monday Midday « Gerry Canavan 2009

  • Investigators found the following the following prescriptions within Murphy's bedside reach: anti-seizure and anti-migraine Topamax; anti-inflammatory Methylprednisolone; anti-depressant Fluoxetine; anti-anxiety meds Klonopin and Ativan; antibiotic Biaxin; Carbamazepine -- a drug used to treat Diabetes as well as bipolar symptoms; and the highly addictive pain relievers Vicoprofen and Hydrocodone.

    Jessica Corry: A Tribute to a Friend I Never Knew 2010

  • Carbamazepine is a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and nerve pain.

    Epilepsy Drug to Get Stronger Warning 2007

  • Carbamazepine offers some benefit in atypical panic disorder.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • Carbamazepine blood levels are decreased when the drug is used in conjunction with other anticonvulsants, including barbiturates, or with theophylline altered enzyme induction.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • Carbamazepine blood levels are increased when the drug is used in conjunction with calcium channel blockers (verapamil) and with many antibiotics (due to reduced clearance).

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

  • Carbamazepine and valproic acid are most commonly used for this purpose.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

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