carbamazepine
noun
car·ba·maz·e·pine
ˌkär-bə-ˈma-zə-ˌpēn 
: a tricyclic anticonvulsant and analgesic C15H12N2O used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and epilepsy
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At this high dose, carbamazepine significantly improved the neural system’s ability to play the Pong game.
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New Atlas, 26 June 2025
The common epilepsy drug carbamazepine was developed to treat the shooting nerve pain of trigeminal neuralgia, which is described as feeling like a hatchet to the head and is often called the suicide pain.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
There are the anti-seizure medications carbamazepine, lamotrigine and phenytoin and the anti-malarial medications chloroquine and amodiaquine.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Antiepileptic drugs, such as Tegretol (carbamazepine) or Dilantin (phenytoin)
This may not be a complete list of drug interactions.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
This raises the risk of side effects caused by carbamazepine, like drowsiness, difficulty speaking, dry mouth, confusion, or headache.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 26 June 2025
The common epilepsy drug carbamazepine was developed to treat the shooting nerve pain of trigeminal neuralgia, which is described as feeling like a hatchet to the head and is often called the suicide pain.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
There are the anti-seizure medications carbamazepine, lamotrigine and phenytoin and the anti-malarial medications chloroquine and amodiaquine.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Antiepileptic drugs, such as Tegretol (carbamazepine) or Dilantin (phenytoin)
This may not be a complete list of drug interactions.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
This raises the risk of side effects caused by carbamazepine, like drowsiness, difficulty speaking, dry mouth, confusion, or headache.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 9 Dec. 2024
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carbamazepine
noun
car·ba·maz·e·pine
ˌkär-bə-ˈmaz-ə-ˌpēn
: a tricyclic anticonvulsant and analgesic C15H12N2O used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and epilepsy see tegretol
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