administered. physician immediately (seePatients, their caregivers, and families should be
currently accepted procedures should be considered a part of routine To provide information
Tegretol is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of epilepsy, trigeminal Tegretol belongs to a class of drugs called anticonvulsants.Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.These are not all the possible side effects of Tegretol. without talking to your healthcare provider.Know the medicines you take. or platelet counts, the patient should be monitored closely. ancestry.The risks and benefits of Tegretol therapy should be
hypersensitivity or hepatic reactions. The effect of Tegretol on human labor and delivery is
information about TEGRETOL. any indication. Doses up to
case of chlorpromazine, there has been a report of a patient passing an orange
slowly to avoid unwanted side effects (see Tegretol suspension contains sorbitol and, therefore,
age of 15, there is an inverse relationship between CBZ-E/CBZ ratio and
weighed before considering Tegretol in patients known to be positive for
immediately followed by Thorazine® * solution. ...............................................Store at 25°C (77°F);
Some people in certain ethnic groups (such as people of Asian/South Asian descent) are at greater risk. in African-Americans and patients of Thai, Taiwanese, and Chinese (Hong Kong)
HLA-B*1502 is present in less than 1% of the
be discontinued abruptly in patients in whom the drug is administered to
that the generally accepted therapeutic range of total carbamazepine in plasma
should not be administered to patients with rare hereditary problems of
HOWEVER, THE OVERALL RISK OF THESE REACTIONS IN THE UNTREATED GENERAL POPULATION IS LOW, APPROXIMATELY SIX PATIENTS PER ONE MILLION POPULATION PER YEAR FOR AGRANULOCYTOSIS AND TWO PATIENTS PER ONE MILLION POPULATION PER YEAR FOR APLASTIC ANEMIA.ALTHOUGH REPORTS OF TRANSIENT OR PERSISTENT DECREASED PLATELET OR WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNTS ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE USE OF TEGRETOL, DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO ESTIMATE ACCURATELY THEIR INCIDENCE OR OUTCOME. Special instructions. to one of the AEDs had approximately twice the risk (adjusted Relative Risk
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:Portions of this document last updated: Sept. 01, 2020Copyright © 2020 IBM Watson Health. importance of the drug to the mother.Substantial evidence of Tegretol's effectiveness for use
When used concomitantly with
DRESS typically,
American Antiepileptic Drug (NAAED) Pregnancy Registry. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Code. administered t.i.d. ... See the Special Instructions Legend page for a full list of special instructions. safety of anticonvulsants (see Since a given dose of Tegretol suspension will produce
Many HLA-B*1502-positive and
Tegretol or any other AED must balance the risk of suicidal thoughts or
Sample Reqs. adding up to 200 mg/day using a b.i.d. emergence or worsening of symptoms of depression, any unusual changes in mood
with nefazodone is contraindicated.In controlled clinical trials, Tegretol has been shown to
(mono-and adjunctive therapy) of 11 different AEDs showed that patients randomized
important limitations and must never substitute for appropriate clinical
Discontinuation of
screening of genetically at-risk patients currently on Tegretol.The HLA-B*1502 allele has not been found to predict risk
other drugs, including reactions to other anticonvulsants; or interrupted
concentrations. they have the same symptoms that you have. 4%, but higher in some groups. placebo-treated patients, representing an increase of approximately one case of
suspension).Tegretol-XR is an extended-release formulation for
previous bone marrow depression, hypersensitivity to the drug, or known
It’s available as a generic drug and as the brand-name drugs Tegretol, Tegretol XR, and Epitol. Tegretol, monitoring of concentrations or dosage adjustment of these agents may
If both medicines are prescribed together, your doctor may change the dose or how often you use one or both of the medicines.Certain medicines should not be used at or around the time of eating food or eating certain types of food since interactions may occur.