Carbamazapine

An appropriate 10-day regimen is:

Carbamazepine Tablets, 100 mg

Send: 20 tablets

Label: 1 tablet twice daily

Not relevant for children

For adults:

Carbamazepine Tablets, 100 mg

Send: 20 tablets

Label: 1 tablet twice daily

For children:

Not relevant for children


NB:   Advise patient to space out doses as much as possible throughout the day.

Carbamazepine has the potential to react with multiple other medicines; check appendix 1 of BNF for interactions.

Carbamazepine can cause reversible blurring of vision, dizziness and unsteadiness (dose-related).

Refer to BNF for advice which should be given to patients prescribed carbamazepine.

Drug interactions