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Each Tablet contains:
Carbamazepine tablets............................ 400 mg
COMPOSITION :
Each tablet contains: Carbamazepine 200 mg or 400 mg.
PROPERTIES / EFFECTS :
Carbamazepine
- is an antiepileptic drug used to treat certain types of seizures
(epilepsy)
and some neurological diseases (such as painful condition of the
face called “trigeminal neuralgia”) as well as certain psychiatric
conditions (such as a disorder known as mania episodes of bipolar
mood disorders and a certain type of depression). It must not be
used for common aches or pains. Epilepsy is a disorder
characterized by two or more seizures (fits).
Seizures occur when message from the brain to the muscles are not
properly passed on by the nerve pathway in the body. Carbamazepine
helps to control the passing-way of these messages and regulates
nerve functions for the other diseases mentioned above.
Carbamazepine can be used for other conditions as determined by
your doctor. Do not use it yourself for other problems unless your
doctor says you should.
CONTRAINDICATIONS :
Don’t use
Carbamazepine - if you have had any unusual sensitivity (rash or
other possible signs of allergy) to carbamazepine or tricyclic
antidepressant; or serious blood illness in the past; if you have
severe heart disease; or disturbance in the production of
porphyrin, a pigment important for liver function and blood
formation (“acute intermittent porphyria”); if you are taking
monoamine-oxidase inhibitors.
PRECAUTIONS :
Tell your doctor if: You have had heart, liver or kidney
disease in the past; you have blood illness (including those
caused by other drugs); you have ineased pressure in the eye
(glaucoma); you have some special mental illness, accompanied by
confusion or agitation.
Use in children and in the elderly people
Carbamazepine - may be safely used in children and in the
elderly patients, keeping to the doctor’s instructions.
DOSAGE AND
ADMINISTRATION :
Be sure to take Carbamazepine - regularly and exactly as
your doctor tells you. This will help you to get the best results
and reduce the chance of serious side effects. Do not take extra
unpresibed doses, do not take more often, and do not take for a
longer time than your doctor tells you. If you are taking
Carbamazepine -, do not suddenly stop taking it without
first checking with your doctor.
Usual dosage Treatment of epilepsy is usually started at 100-200
mg once or twice a day in adults. The dosage is then gradually
ineased to 800 -1200 mg a day (in some patients 1600 mg or even
2000 mg a day may be needed), divided in 2 to 3 intakes.
Treatment in children is usually started at 100 – 200 mg a day
(based on 10 – 20 mg/kg body weight daily) and kept at 400 – 800
mg a day. Adolescents may receive between 600 – 1000 mg a day.
PREGENANCY & BREAST FEEDING :
Women
should tell their doctor if they are pregnant, breast-feeding, or
plan to become pregnant. Your doctor will tell you the risks and
benefits involved and decide whether or not to continue
Carbamazepine with strict surveillance to the pregnant women
and the newborn.
Ability to drive and operate machinery
Be careful when driving a car or working a machine or doing other
things that need your careful attention if you are using
Carbamazepine
PACKAGING
INFORMATION :
Carbamazepine
.....................400mg
tablets
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