Carbamazepine
True or false: carbamazepine is the second most commonly prescribed antiepileptic drug in
the United States after phenytoin
What is true
Notes: considered a first-line treatment for focal (partial) seizures and generalized seizures, but may actually worsen myoclonic or absence seizures
What drug class is Phenytoin?
what is anticonvulsants
what drug class is Phenobarbital?
what is barbiturates
What is the black box warning for Antiepileptic
Drugs?
What is Suicidal thoughts and behavior
indications for Antiepileptic drugs?
What is manage seizure disorders
Notes: drugs included = Barbiturates, Hydantoins, Iminostilbenes plus valproic acid, Second- and third-generation antiepileptics
What is the rate of Onset of action for carbamazepine?
(Slow/Medium/Fast....)
What is VERY SLOW
what is the only route of carbamazepine?
What is PO/Oral
What is one contraindication of carbamazepine?
What is bone marrow depression
Is Carbamazepine is associated with autoinduction? And if so how long does it take?
Yes and takes about within the first 2 months after starting the drug
What is Autoinduction?
a process in which, over time, a drug stimulates the production of enzymes that enhance its own metabolism, which leads to lower than expected drug concentrations.