Carbamazepine

2 Drugs classified under this active ingredient

Anticonvulsant. Carbamazepine 200 mg, 400 mg, 2%.
TABS.: 50 x 200 mg;
CR TABS.: 50 x 200 mg, 30 x 400 mg;
SYR.: 250 mL x 2%.
Adults: Epilepsy: Initial: 100 mg 1-2 x
dly. slowly incr. until best response
obtained. Acute mania/maint. tmt of
bipolar dis.: Dosa range: 400 to 1600
mg dly, div. 2-3. Trigem. neuralg.:
Initial: 200 - 400 mg, slowly incr. dly
until freedom from pain is achieved.
Max. recomm. dose is 1200 mg/d.
Diabetes insip.: Aver. dosage for adults:
200 mg x 2 - 3 dly.
Child. & adolesc.: Epilepsy: ≤ 4 yrs, a
starting dose of 20 to 60 mg/d, incr. by
20-60 mg every 2d day. For childr. > 4
yrs, initial 100 mg/d, incr. at wkly
interv. by 100 mg. Maint. dosage: 10-20
mg/kg bdy wt dly in div. doses. See lit.
Epilepsy, trigem. neuralg., diabetes. insip.,
mania, proph. manic-depress.
C/I: Hypersens. to product or struct.
related drugs (e.g. TCA); Pts with AV
block; Pts with a hist. of bone-marrow
depress.; Pts with a hist. of hepatic
porphyrias; Comb. with MAOIs.

Anticonvulsant. Carbamazepine 300 mg, 600 mg.
P.R. DIVITABS: 50, 100, 200. Epilepsy:
Initial: 300 mg as a single dose. Incr. by
75-150 mg (depend. on bdy wt and
S/E.) every 2-4 days. Maint: 600-1,200
mg in 1-2 div. doses. Child: Initial: 6-10
yrs: 150 mg as a single dose. Maint:
300-600 mg in 1-2 div. doses; 11-15
yrs: Initial: 150 mg as a single dose.
Maint: 600-900 mg in 1-2 div. doses.
Trigem. neuralg:, genuine
glossopharyn. neuralg: Initial: 150-300
mg as single dose. Maint: 300-900 mg
in 2 div. doses. Elderly and sensitive:
150 mg/day morn. and even. Maint:
300-900 mg in 2 div. doses. Diabet.
neuropath: Dly dose: 600 mg. May incr.
to 1,200 mg in 2 div. doses. Psychoses:
Initial: up to 1,200 mg dly. Maint: 600
mg in 2 div. doses. Proph. manic depress: Initial: 300 mg dly. Maint:
600-900 mg dly. in 1-2 div. doses. See
lit.
Epilepsy, trigem. neuralg., diabetes insip.,
mania, proph. manic depress. in pts. not
respond. to lithium.
C/I: Exist. bone marrow damage, A-V
block, MAO inhibit., acute intermitt.
porphyria, hypersens. to comp. and
tricyclic antidepress. See lit.