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Each
Tablet contains:
Carbamazepine CR
tablets............................ 400 mg
COMPOSITION :
Each CR tablet contains: Carbamazepine
CR 200 mg or 400 mg.
PROPERTIES / EFFECTS :
Carbetol-CR is an antiepileptic drug
used to treat certain types of seizures
(epilepsy),
and some neurological diseases (such as
painful condition of the face called
“trigeminal neuralgia”) as well as
certain psychiatric conditions (such as
a disorder known as mania episodes of
bipolar mood disorders and a certain
type of depression). It must not be used
for common aches or pains. Epilepsy is a
disorder characterized by two or more
seizures (fits).
Seizures occur when message from the
brain to the muscles are not properly
passed on by the nerve pathway in the
body. Carbetol-CR helps to control
the passing-way of these messages and
regulates nerve functions for the other
diseases mentioned above.
Carbetol-CR can be used for other
conditions as determined by your doctor.
Do not use it yourself for other
problems unless your doctor says you
should.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
:
Don’t use Carbetol-CR if you have had
any unusual sensitivity (rash or other
possible signs of allergy) to
carbamazepine or tricyclic
antidepressant; or serious blood illness
in the past; if you have severe heart
disease; or disturbance in the
production of porphyrin, a pigment
important for liver function and blood
formation (“acute intermittent porphyria”);
if you are taking monoamine-oxidase
inhibitors.
PRECAUTIONS :
Tell your doctor if: You have had
heart, liver or kidney disease in the
past; you have blood illness (including
those caused by other drugs); you have
increased pressure in the eye
(glaucoma); you have some special mental
illness, accompanied by confusion or
agitation.
Use in children and in the elderly
people
Carbetol-CR may be safely used in
children and in the elderly patients,
keeping to the doctor’s instructions.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION :
Be sure to take Carbetol-CR
regularly and exactly as your doctor
tells you. This will help you to get the
best results and reduce the chance of
serious side effects. Do not take extra
unprescribed doses, do not take more
often, and do not take for a longer time
than your doctor tells you. If you are
taking Carbetol-CR, do not suddenly stop
taking it without first checking with
your doctor.
Usual dosage Treatment of epilepsy is
usually started at 100-200 mg once or
twice a day in adults. The dosage is
then gradually increased to 800 -1200 mg
a day (in some patients 1600 mg or even
2000 mg a day may be needed), divided in
2 to 3 intakes.
Treatment in children is usually started
at 100 – 200 mg a day (based on 10 – 20
mg/kg body weight daily) and kept at 400
– 800 mg a day. Adolescents may receive
between 600 – 1000 mg a day.
PREGENANCY & BREAST FEEDING :
Women should tell their doctor if they
are pregnant, breast-feeding, or plan to
become pregnant. Your doctor will tell
you the risks and benefits involved and
decide whether or not to continue
Carbetol-CR, with strict surveillance to
the pregnant women and the newborn.
Ability to drive and operate machinery
Be careful when driving a car or working
a machine or doing other things that
need your careful attention if you are
using Carbetol-CR.
PACKAGING
INFORMATION
:
Carbetol-CR
.....................400mg tablets
Presentations: 400mg
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