CARBAMAZEPINE

Course overview

CARBAMAZEPINE IS USED TO MANAGE AND TREAT EPILEPSY, TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA, AND ACUTE MANIC AND MIXED EPISODES IN BIPOLAR I DISORDER. INDICATIONS FOR EPILEPSY ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR PARTIAL SEIZURES WITH COMPLEX SYMPTOMATOLOGY (PSYCHOMOTOR, TEMPORAL LOBE), GENERALIZED TONIC SEIZURES (GRAND MAL), AND MIXED SEIZURE PATTERNS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT OFF-LABEL USES, MECHANISM OF ACTION, DOSING, ADVERSE EFFECTS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS REGARDING CARBAMAZEPINE.