Carbamazepine - Analogs & derivatives
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Oxcarbazepine in combination with Tiaprid in inpatient alcohol-withdrawal--a RCT.

30 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: Oxcarbazepine (OXC), a derivative of Carbamazepine (CBZ), may represent a solution to metabolic and side effects of CBZ treatment due to the fact that renal excretion is its major route of elimination. The goal of the study is to ... Read more...

The use of antiepileptic drugs in pediatric brain tumor patients.

30 Aug 2009 Antiepileptic drugs are frequently used in children with brain tumors. This retrospective study reviewed chronic use of antiepileptic drugs in children with brain tumors at two children's hospitals between 2000 and 2007. Antiepileptic drugs were ... Read more...

The effect of oxcarbazepine on bone metabolism.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Long term use of several antiepileptic drugs is known to cause alteration in bone metabolism. Therefore, we investigated the effect of new antiepileptic drug, oxcarbazepine, on bone metabolism. METHODS: Twenty eight patients who were on ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Carbamazepine - Analogs & derivatives'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Oxcarbazepine in combination with Tiaprid in inpatient alcohol-withdrawal--a RCT. 30 Aug 2009
• The use of antiepileptic drugs in pediatric brain tumor patients. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of oxcarbazepine on bone metabolism. 30 Aug 2009
• Neurocysticercosis in the infant of a pregnant mother with a tapeworm. 30 Aug 2009
• Prospective study on long-term treatment with oxcarbazepine in pediatric epilepsy. 12 Jul 2009
• [Severe hyponatremia by oxcarbazepine in an elderly] 30 May 2009
• Effect of oxcarbazepine on sleep architecture. 10 May 2009
• Cortical dysplasia with prominent Rosenthal fiber formation in a case of intractable pediatric epilepsy. 6 May 2009
• The role side effects play in the choice of antiepileptic therapy in brain tumor-related epilepsy: a comparative study on traditional antiepileptic drugs versus oxcarbazepine. 4 May 2009
• Oxcarbazepine treatment of restless legs syndrome: three case reports. 29 Apr 2009
• Instrumental planar chromatographic method for determination of carbamazepine in human serum. 29 Apr 2009
• [Panic attacks simulated by occipital lobe seizures] 29 Apr 2009
• Managing antiepileptic drugs during pregnancy and lactation. 30 Mar 2009
• Oxcarbazepine use in paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia: report on four patients. 30 Mar 2009
• Retinal ganglion cell toxicity due to oxcarbazepine and valproic acid treatment in rat. 26 Mar 2009
• Comparative efficacy and safety of oxcarbazepine versus divalproex sodium in the treatment of acute mania: a pilot study. 23 Mar 2009
• [Empirical evidence for the use of anticonvulsants in personality disorders] 10 Mar 2009
• [Primary erythermalgia: efficacy of oxcarbazepine] 26 Feb 2009
• Seizure deterioration in women treated with oxcarbazepine during pregnancy. 21 Feb 2009
• [New antiepileptic drugs] 2 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Carbamazepine'

Definition: An anticonvulsant used to control grand mal and psychomotor or focal seizures. Its mode of action is not fully understood, but some of its actions resemble those of PHENYTOIN; although there is little chemical resemblance between the two compounds, their three-dimensional structure is similar.

Chemical name: 5H-Dibenz(b,f)azepine-5-carboxamide

Registry Number: 298-46-4

Descriptor UI: D002220

Alternative terms: Carbamazepine; Neurotol; Tegretol; Amizepine; Carbamazepine Acetate; Acetate, Carbamazepine; Epitol; Carbamazepine Hydrochloride; Hydrochloride, Carbamazepine; Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1); Carbamazepine Phosphate; Phosphate, Carbamazepine; Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1); Carbazepin; Finlepsin; Carbamazepine Dihydrate; Dihydrate, Carbamazepine;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analogs & derivatives; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Pharmacological Action: Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Anticonvulsants; Antimanic Agents;

Tree Number: D03.494.240.127;

History Note: 72(68)