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Carbamazepine
Medical Definition: | An anticonvulsant used to control grand mal and psychomotor or focal seizures. Its mode of action is not fully understood, but some of its actions resemble those of PHENYTOIN; although there is little chemical resemblance between the two compounds, their three-dimensional structure is similar. | |
Also Called: | Finlepsin,Neurotol,Carbamazepine Acetate,Carbamazepine Hydrochloride,Carbamazepine Phosphate,Carbazepin,Epitol,Carbamazepine Sulfate (2:1),Carbamazepine L-Tartrate (4:1),Carbamazepine Dihydrate,Amizepine,Tegretol | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 298-46-4 |
Previously Indexed: | Anticonvulsants (1966-1967),Azepines (1966-1967) |
Carbamazepine Medical Definitions and Terms
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