Carbamazepine

Carbamazepine

Summary

Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant used to treat various types of seizures and pain resulting from trigeminal neuralgia.

Background

Carbamazepine, also known as Tegretol, is an anticonvulsant drug and analgesic drug used to control seizures and to treat pain resulting from trigeminal neuralgia. It was initially approved by the FDA in 1965.³ Aside from the above uses, this drug is also given to control the symptoms of bipolar 1.¹⁶ Interestingly, carbamazepine was the first anticonvulsant used to treat individuals with bipolar disorder.⁶

Weight Average: 236.2686
Monoisotopic: 236.094963016

Chemical Formula: C₁₅H₁₂N₂O