Definition of carbamazepine in English:
carbamazepine
nounˌkɑːbəˈmeɪzɪpiːnˌkärbəˈmazəpēn
mass nounMedicine A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.
Example sentencesExamples
- The relative efficacy of benzodiazepines versus lithium, carbamazepine, verapamil, and valproic acid is unknown.
- NAC may also lower serum levels of the anti-convulsant drug carbamazepine.
- The most useful drugs are anticonvulsants, especially gabapentin and carbamazepine, and tricyclic antidepressants, especially amitriptyline.
- Drug interactions with phenobarbital, phenytoin and carbamazepine may lower tricyclic antidepressant levels.
- Other medications that have caused occasional interaction during the perioperative period include fentanyl, carbamazepine, and pentazocine.
Origin
1960s: from carbo- + amide, on the pattern of benzodiazepine.