Carbamazepine (Tegretol)

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3940 relevant articles (424 outcomes, 511 trials/studies) found for this Drug

Description: An anticonvulsant used to control grand mal and psychomotor or focal seizures. Its mode of action is not fully understood, but some of its actions resemble those of PHENYTOIN; although there is little chemical resemblance between the two compounds, their three-dimensional structure is similar.

Also Known As:

Tegretol; Epitol; Finlepsin; Neurotol; Amizepine; Carbamazepine Acetate; Carbamazepine Dihydrate; Carbamazepine Hydrochloride; Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1); Carbamazepine Phosphate; Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1); Carbazepin; Acetate, Carbamazepine; Dihydrate, Carbamazepine; Hydrochloride, Carbamazepine; Phosphate, Carbamazepine; 5H-Dibenz(b,f)azepine-5-carboxamide

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Drug Context: Research Results

Heterocyclic Compounds: 23

3-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds

Dibenzazepines

Carbamazepine: 3940

oxcarbazepine: 430

carbamazepine epoxide: 9

10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxycarbamazepine: 8

10,11-dihydro-10,11-dihydroxy-5H-dibenzazepine-5-carboxamide: 3

oxcarbamazepine: 3

2-hydroxycarbamazepine: 2

10,11-dihydrocarbamazepine

10-bromocarbamazepine

10-methoxycarbamazepine

10-monohydroxycarbazepine

carbamazepine-10,11-dihydrodiol

Experts

1.	Ketter, Terence A: 8 articles (01/2008 - 04/2004)
2.	Ginsberg, Lawrence D: 7 articles (01/2006 - 01/2006)
3.	Weisler, Richard H: 6 articles (01/2008 - 04/2004)
4.	Kalali, Amir H: 5 articles (01/2008 - 04/2004)
5.	Williamson, P R: 5 articles (11/2006 - 01/2000)
6.	Marson, A G: 5 articles (11/2006 - 01/2000)
7.	Chadwick, David W: 4 articles (03/2007 - 05/2002)
8.	Chadwick, D W: 4 articles (11/2006 - 01/2000)
9.	Keck, Paul E: 4 articles (01/2006 - 01/2002)
10.	SPD417 Study Group: 4 articles (01/2006 - 04/2004)

Related Diseases

1.	Seizures (Seizure) 07/01/2003 - "Carbamazepine is a well-established, effective treatment of complex partial seizures and is well tolerated in most patients" 01/01/1984 - "Carbamazepine is highly effective in blocking completed amygdala-kindled seizures, but does not block their development in the rat" 04/01/1979 - "Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant most effective in treating complex partial and generalized tonic-clonic seizures" 02/01/1999 - "Carbamazepine is a potent anticonvulsant agent with proven efficacy in the treatment of partial and tonic-clonic seizures" 01/01/1985 - "Following institution of carbamazepine therapy, complete seizure control was achieved in four children, and significant reduction in seizure frequency occurred in another four" Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Bipolar Disorder (Mania) 03/01/2005 - "CONCLUSION: Extended-release carbamazepine monotherapy had significantly greater efficacy compared with placebo in the treatment of acute mania in this large, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial." 01/01/2005 - "At study end, reductions from baseline in Young Mania Rating Scale scores were significantly greater with carbamazepine than with placebo (primary endpoint)" 04/01/1993 - "Although controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of carbamazepine for the treatment of rapid cycling bipolar disorder, the response to carbamazepine frequently deteriorates" 01/01/2006 - "OBJECTIVES: Recently, two large, 3-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials using nearly identical protocols demonstrated that monotherapy with carbamazepine extended-release capsules (CBZ-ERC) was effective for the treatment of acute mania in patients with bipolar I disorder" 09/01/2005 - "Using nearly identical protocols, these trials demonstrated that monotherapy with carbamazepine extended-release capsules was effective for the treatment of acute mania in patients with bipolar I disorder" Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Pain (Aches) 03/01/1998 - "RESULTS: Carbamazepine produced a statistically significant reduction in the pain scores, from 8.2 +/- 2.3 to 4.0 +/- 1.1 after the first treatment" 01/01/2005 - "There is no evidence that carbamazepine is effective for acute pain" 05/01/1991 - "Carbamazepine was effective in relieving the herpetic pain." 02/01/2007 - "Newer antiepileptic medications and novel therapies are proving helpful in treating pain resistant to carbamazepine" 09/01/1998 - "All but 1 patient were initially relieved of pain and it was progressively possible to suspend treatment with carbamazepine" Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Epilepsy (Aura) 01/01/1985 - "Because of the favorable anticonvulsant and psychotropic efficacy of carbamazepine in the present study, coupled with the lack of serious side effects, it is recommended that the drug deserves wider use in African children with seizure disorders." 09/01/1983 - "Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant agent that has been found clinically useful in the treatment of refractory seizure disorders" 08/01/1982 - "Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant drug useful in the management of epilepsy" 03/28/2006 - "Improved tolerability and efficacy in epilepsy patients with extended-release carbamazepine." 08/23/2005 - "Improved tolerability and efficacy in epilepsy patients with extended-release carbamazepine." Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Syndrome 01/01/2002 - "Efficacy of early immunosuppressive therapy in a child with carbamazepine-associated vanishing bile duct and Stevens-Johnson syndromes." 04/01/1988 - "They tolerated the medication well and their behavior improved, consistent with carbamazepine's efficacy for agitation in other syndromes" 04/01/1988 - "These time course variations may indicate that different mechanisms underlie the efficacy of carbamazepine in the differential neuropsychiatric syndromes" 02/01/2008 - "Treatment with carbamazepine at study entry was associated with a lower prevalence rate of metabolic syndrome" 07/01/2006 - "The clinical suspicion of a paroxysmal syndrome prompted a trial of carbamazepine, which resulted in complete cessation of the symptoms" Order ALL the reference details at left...

Related Drugs and Biologics

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2.	Phenytoin (Dilantin)
3.	Lithium
4.	lamotrigine (Lamictal)
5.	Phenobarbital (Luminal)
6.	Anticonvulsants (Antiepileptic Drugs)
7.	gabapentin (Neurontin)
8.	Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
9.	oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
10.	Diazepam (Valium)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Hemoperfusion
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
3.	Renal Dialysis (Hemodialysis)
4.	Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
5.	Decompression

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