Carbamazepine Sandoz

Страна: Австралія

мова: англійська

Джерело: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Активний інгредієнт:

Carbamazepine

Доступна з:

Sandoz Pty Ltd

Клас:

Medicine Registered

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CARBAMAZEPINE SANDOZ
®

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CARBAMAZEPINE 
SANDOZ
®

_Carbamazepine tablets _
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION 

WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET 
This leaflet answers some common 
questions about Carbamazepine 
Sandoz.  
It does not contain all the available 
information. It does not take the 
place of talking to your doctor or 
pharmacist. 
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 for you. 
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT 
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR 
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. 
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. 
You may need to read it again. 
WHAT CARBAMAZEPINE 
SANDOZ IS USED FOR 
Carbamazepine Sandoz 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. 
Carbamazepine Sandoz 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. This medicine also regulates 
other nerve functions in the body. 
Carbamazepine Sandoz 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 reason. 
This medicine is available only with 
a doctor's prescription. 
This medicine is not addictive. 
BEFORE YOU TAKE 
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Product Information 

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Carbamazepine Sandoz 100mg and 200mg tablets 
07/2013 
Sandoz Pty Ltd 

Version 01 
PRODUCT INFORMATION 
CARBAMAZEPINE SANDOZ
®
 100MG, 200MG TABLETS 

NAME OF THE MEDICINE 
Carbamazepine 
Chemical name:  
 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-5-carboxamide 

CAS number:   298-46-4 
Empirical formula:  
C15 H12 N2 O   
Molecular weight:  
236.3  

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. 

In addition to the active ingredient, Carbamazepine Sandoz tablets
also contain the following inactive 
ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, carmellose
sodium, colloidal anhydrous silica and magnesium 
stearate. 

PHARMACOLOGY 
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_PHARMACODYNAMICS _
Pharmacotherapeutic groups: antiepileptic, neurotropic, and
psychotropic agent 
ATC code: No3 AF01 

Antiepileptic agent_ _
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 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 and cognitive performance and on symptoms of
anxiety and depression, as well 
as a decrease in irritability and aggressiveness.  Other studies
have not confirmed these findings. 

Neurotropic agent 

As a neurotropic agent carbamazepine is clinically effective in
relieving paroxysmal attacks of pain in 
idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. 

Psychotropic agent 
As a psychotropic ag