Tegretol

Land: Australia

Språk: engelsk

Kilde: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Aktiv ingrediens:

Carbamazepine

Tilgjengelig fra:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd

Klasse:

Medicine Registered

Informasjon til brukeren

TEGRETOL
®

_carbamazepine_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about Tegretol.
It does not contain all the available
information. It does not take the
place of talking to your doctor or
pharmacist.
The information in this leaflet was
last updated on the date listed on the
final page. More recent information
on the medicine may be available.
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TO YOUR PHARMACIST OR DOCTOR TO
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information about the medicine and
its use of which you should be aware.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you or your child taking
this medicine against the benefits
they expect it will have.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
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WHAT TEGRETOL IS USED
FOR
•
Tegretol has several uses:
•
to control epilepsy, a condition in
which there are repeated seizures
(fits). There are many different
•
types of seizures, ranging from
mild to severe.
•
to control sudden, repeated
attacks of facial pain, known as
trigeminal neuralgia
•
to control mania, a mental
condition with episodes of
overactivity, elation or irritability
•
to control bipolar mood disorder
where periods of mania alternate
with periods of depression.
Tegretol belongs to a group of
medicines called anticonvulsants.
These medicines are thought to work
by regulating the way messages in
the brain are passed on by nerves so
that seizures do not happen. Tegretol
also regulates other nerve functions
in the body.
Tegretol may be used alone or in
combination with other medicines to
treat your condition.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE
HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
Your doctor may have prescribed it
for another purpose.
Tegretol

Preparatomtale

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TEGRETOL
®

(CARBAMAZEPINE) 

NAME OF THE DRUG 

Active ingredient:  
carbamazepine 
Chemical Name:  
5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-5-carboxamide 
CAS number:   
298-46-4 
Empirical formula:   C
15
H
12
N
2
O

Molecular weight:  
236.3  
Structural formula:  

DESCRIPTION 

Carbamazepine is a white or yellowish-white almost odourless
crystalline powder, tasteless or 
with  a  slightly  bitter  taste;  melting  point:  189  to  193

C.  The  powder  is  slightly  soluble  in 
water and ether; soluble 1 in 10 of alcohol and 1 in 10 of
chloroform; soluble in acetone. 
EXCIPIENTS   
Tegretol  tablets:  contain  cellulose-microcrystalline,  carmellose  sodium,  silica-colloidal 
anhydrous and magnesium stearate.  
Tegretol  controlled  release  (CR)  tablets:  contain  silica-colloidal  anhydrous,  Aquacoat  ECD 
30,  cellulose-microcrystalline,  acrylates  copolymer,  magnesium  stearate,  carmellose  sodium 
and talc.  The coating contains hypromellose, polyoxy 40 hydrogenated castor oil, iron oxide 
red CI 77491, iron oxide yellow CI 77492, talc, titanium
dioxide.  
Tegretol liquid: contains sorbitol (875 mg/5 mL), which is
converted slowly into glucose. The 
liquid  can be used in diabetics (14 

J/5 mL). It also contains saccharin sodium, sorbic acid, 
methyl  hydroxybenzoate,  propyl  hydroxybenzoate,  PEG-8  stearate,  cellulose  dispersible, 
hydroxyethyl cellulose, propylene glycol, caramel flavour,
water-purified. 

PHARMACOLOGY 

PHARMACODYNAMICS 
Pharmacotherapeutic groups: antiepileptic, neurotropic, and
psychotropic agent 
ATC code: N03 AF01 
CONH
2
N

2 

ANTIEPILEPTIC AGENT  
Tegretol  as  an  antiepileptic  agent  has  been  shown  to  be  effective  in  the treatment  of partial 
seizures (simple and complex) with and without