Carbamazepine is an antiepileptic drug for the treatment of epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, and simple and complex, partial and generalized convulsive seizures in adults. It is effective as a sole agent in treating the above disorders, but can be used in combination with other antiepileptic drugs. Estimation of carbamazepine levels may be useful when establishing a dosage for new patients, monitoring compliance or assessing for toxicity.
Carbamazepine-10,11 epoxide has a cross reactivity of 21.4%.
Target values 4-12mg/L Carbamezapine monotherapy target range 6-12mg/L When used with other anticonvulsants 4-8mg/L
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