Teril

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

Carbamazepine

Available from:

Alphapharm Pty Ltd

Class:

Medicine Registered

Patient Information leaflet

TERIL

_contains the active ingredient carbamazepine_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Teril.
It does not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
All medicines have benefits and
risks. Your doctor has weighed the
risks of you taking Teril against the
benefits they expect it will have for
you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, TALK TO YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH YOUR
MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT TERIL IS USED FOR
Teril is used to:
•
control epilepsy, a condition
where you have repeated seizures
(fits)
•
treat trigeminal neuralgia, where
there are sudden, repeated attacks
of facial pain
•
control mania, a mental condition
with episodes of overactivity,
elation or irritability
•
prevent bipolar mood disorder
where periods of mania alternate
with periods of depression.
Teril belongs to a group of medicines
called anticonvulsants. These
medicines are thought to work by
controlling brain chemicals which
send signals to nerves so that seizures
do not happen. Teril also regulates
other nerve functions in the body.
Teril may be used alone or in
combination with other medicines to
treat your condition.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY TERIL HAS BEEN
PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
Your doctor may have prescribed
Teril for another reason.
Teril is available only with a doctor's
prescription.
There is no evidence that Teril is
addictive.
BEFORE YOU TAKE TERIL
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_
DO NOT TAKE TERIL IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC
TO:
•
any other medicine containing
carbamazepine (e.g., Tegretol)
•
phenytoin (Dilantin) and
oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), which
are other medicines for epilepsy.
•
tricyclic antidepressants,
medicines used to treat
depression
•
any of the ingredients listed at the
end of this leaflet.
Symptoms of an allergic reaction
may include shortness of breath,
wheezing or difficulty breat

Summary of Product characteristics

TERIL 
_Carbamazepine_ 

PRODUCT INFORMATION 
NAME OF THE MEDICINE 
Active ingredient: 
Carbamazepine. 
Chemical name: 
5_H_-dibenz(_b,f_)azepine-5-carboxamide 
Structural formula:  

Molecular formula: 
C
15
H
12
N
2
O 

Molecular weight: 
236.3 

CAS number:   
298-46-4 
DESCRIPTION

Carbamazepine is a white or yellowish-white, crystalline powder;
almost odourless; tasteless or with a slightly 
bitter taste.  It has a melting point of 189
°-193°C.  Carbamazepine is practically insoluble in water
and in ether, 
sparingly soluble in ethanol
(96%), and soluble in 10 parts of chloroform. 
Each Teril tablet contains 200 mg of
carbamazepine and the following inactive excipients: microcrystalline 
cellulose, pregelatinised maize starch, colloidal
anhydrous silica, purified talc, sodium starch glycollate and 
magnesium stearate. 
PHARMACOLOGY

Carbamazepine is an antiepileptic, neurotropic and psychotropic
agent.  
PHARMACODYNAMICS 
Carbamazepine as an antiepileptic agent has
been shown to be effective in the treatment of partial seizures (simple 
and complex) with and without
secondary generalisation, generalised tonic-clonic seizures
(grand mal) and 
combinations of these seizure types. 
In some clinical studies, carbamazepine (given as
monotherapy to patients with epilepsy, including children and 
adolescents) has
been reported to exert a mild psychotropic action, including a beneficial effect on attentiveness, 
cognitive performance and symptoms
of anxiety and depression, as well as
a decrease in irritability and 
aggressiveness. Other studies have not
confirmed these findings. 
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As a neurotropic agent, carbamazepine is clinically effective
in relieving paroxysmal attacks of pain in idiopathic 
trigeminal neuralgia. 
As a psychotropic agent, carbamazepine h