carbamazepine

[ kahr-buh-maz-uh-peen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white to whitish toxic powder, C 15 H 12 N 2 O, used as an analgesic in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and as an anticonvulsant.

carbamazepine

/ ˌkɑːbəˈmæzəˌpiːn /

noun

1. an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy

Word History and Origins

Origin of carbamazepine¹

carbam(oyl) + azepine, components of the chemical name

Example Sentences

However, children exposed to valproate, topiramate, and carbamazepine were linked to specific neurodevelopmental issues.

From Science Daily

This study supports findings from previous research that link the antiseizure drugs valproate, topiramate, and carbamazepine with neurodevelopmental diagnoses in offspring, such as autism, intellectual disability and ADHD.

From Science Daily

For example, Winterstein’s research found that the risk of conception in women on carbamazepine, which can cause birth defects, rises by 40 percent compared with other drugs that do not affect levels of contraceptives in the body.

From Salon

They also demonstrated that drugs used to block Nav1.7 -- including carbamazepine, a sodium channel blocker currently used to treat epilepsy and trigeminal neuralgia -- also provided substantial protection from joint damage in the mice.

From Science Daily

She was put on to carbamazepine when she was 19.

From BBC