💊 Carbamazepine Tablet 100 mg
📄 Description:
Carbamazepine is a prescription oral anticonvulsant and mood stabilizer. It is mainly used to treat seizures, certain types of nerve pain, and mood disorders.
- Form: Oral Tablet
- Strength: 100 mg
- Color/Shape: Usually white or off-white, round (varies by manufacturer)
- Route: Oral administration
📝 Prescription:
- Type: Prescription-only medication (Rx)
- Indications:
- Epilepsy (partial and generalized tonic-clonic seizures)
- Trigeminal neuralgia and other neuropathic pain
- Acute mania and bipolar disorder
- Dosage (typical):
- Start with 100–200 mg once or twice daily
- Increase gradually as per physician’s advice
- Maintenance doses vary depending on the condition and patient age
🌿 Nature:
- Drug Class: Anticonvulsant, Mood Stabilizer
- Mechanism of Action: Blocks voltage-gated sodium channels in neurons, reducing excessive electrical activity in the brain
✅ Advantages:
- Effective in seizure control
- Reduces nerve-related pain
- Stabilizes mood swings in bipolar disorder
- Long-term clinical use with well-documented efficacy
- Available in multiple strengths and forms
⚠️ Precautions:
- Do not discontinue suddenly — risk of seizures
- Can cause:
- Drowsiness, dizziness
- Nausea, vomiting
- Skin rash (monitor for serious allergic reactions)
- Rare blood disorders (monitor blood counts)
- Liver dysfunction (monitor liver enzymes)
- Low sodium levels (hyponatremia)
- Avoid alcohol and grapefruit juice
- Drug interactions:
- Oral contraceptives (reduced efficacy)
- Antidepressants, antifungals, and some antibiotics
🧊 Storage:
- Store below 25°C (77°F)
- Keep in a dry place, away from moisture
- Do not use after expiry date
- Keep out of reach of children
📦 Common Packaging:
- Blister packs or HDPE bottles
- Common pack sizes: 10, 15, 30, or 100 tablets
- Clearly labeled with dosage strength, batch number, and expiry date
👨⚕️ Patient Advice
- Take with food to reduce stomach upset.
- May cause sleepiness—avoid driving or heavy machinery.
- Do not stop taking suddenly without consulting your doctor.
- Tell your doctor if you develop a rash, fever, sore throat, or unusual bruising.
- Have regular blood tests to monitor liver, kidney, and blood counts.
- Take doses at the same time each day.
- Avoid alcohol and certain antibiotics.
- Inform all doctors you’re taking Carbamazepine before surgery or other treatments.