carbamazepine
/ˌkɑːbəˈmeɪzɪpiːn
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.NAC may also lower serum levels of the anti-convulsant drug carbamazepine....
- The most useful drugs are anticonvulsants, especially gabapentin and carbamazepine, and tricyclic antidepressants, especially amitriptyline.
- The relative efficacy of benzodiazepines versus lithium, carbamazepine, verapamil, and valproic acid is unknown.
Origin
1960s: from carbo- + amide, on the pattern of benzodiazepine.