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. |
| Also Called: |
Finlepsin,Neurotol,Carbamazepine Acetate,Carbamazepine Hydrochloride,Carbamazepine Phosphate,Carbazepin,Epitol,Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1),Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1),Carbamazepine Dihydrate,Amizepine,Tegretol |
| CAS Type 1 Name: |
CAS Number: |
298-46-4 |
| Previously Indexed: |
Anticonvulsants (1966-1967),Azepines (1966-1967) |
Carbamazepine Definitions and Terms
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