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Carbamazepine - Systemic

Brand Names

Atretol, Carbatrol, Epitol, Tegretol, Tegretol-XR, Apo-Carbamazepine, Novo-Carbamaz, Nu-Carbamazepine, Taro-Carbamazepine, Taro-Carbamazepine CR, Tegretol Chewtabs, Tegretol CR
Carbamazepine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects
*** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For carbamazepine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to carbamazepine or to any of the tricyclic antidepressants, such as amitriptyline, amoxapine, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, imipramine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, or trimipramine. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Carbamazepine has not been studied in pregnant women. However, there have been reports of babies having low birth weight, small head size, skull and facial defects, underdeveloped fingernails and delays in growth when their mothers had taken carbamazepine in high doses during pregnancy. In addition, birth defects have been reported in some babies when the mothers took other medication for epilepsy during pregnancy. Always studies in pets have shown that carbamazepine causes birth defects when given in large doses. Therefore, the use of carbamazepine during pregnancy must be discussed with your family doctor.

Breast-feeding problem

Carbamazepine passes into the breast milk and in some cases the baby may receive enough of it to cause unwanted effects. In animal studies, carbamazepine has effected the growth and appearance of the nursing babies.

Use for Children

Behavior changes are more likely to occur in child.

Elderly care

Confusion; restlessness and nervousness; irregular, pounding, or unusually slow heartbeat; and chest pain may be especially likely to occur in elderly diseaseds, who are usually more sensitive than younger adults to the effects of carbamazepine.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking carbamazepine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of carbamazepine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially: 








  

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