Definition of "carbamazepine" []

• An anticonvulsant drug, C15H12N2O, used in the treatment of certain forms of epilepsy and to relieve pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia. (noun)

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• "Topamax & Carbamazepine (anti-seizure medications used to treat depression and bipolar disorder; Topamax is also commonly used to treat migraines) "There are two medicines here that are basically used as mood stabilizers in psychiatry - and that's the Topamax and the carbamazepine, which is also known as Tegretol," said Holland."
• "Medication includes anticonvulsants such as carbamazepine and phenytoin, although pregnant women should not take these medications."
• "Scattered cases reports suggest a role for flumazenil in the reversal of ethanol intoxication15,16,17 and in carbamazepine poisoning. 17,18 Scientific investigation has yet to confirm or disprove the value of flumazenil in these situations."