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Carbamazepin Indications
Psychomotor epilepsy (with seizures of large and small, the combination of large seizures with psychomotor symptoms, local forms of epilepsy). And form of primarily vtorichnogeneralizirovannye seizures with tonic-clonic component. As adjuvant together with the specific drugs prescribed for the treatment of generalized forms of seizures (the type of absences).
Acute mania and maintenance treatment of bipolar affective disorders to prevent relapse or exacerbation of clinical manifestations of weakening.
Essential and multiple sclerosis due to trigeminal neuralgia, essential glosofaringealnaya neuralgia. Diabetic neuropathy with pain.
abstinence syndrome in patients with chronic alcoholism (in combination therapy), central diabetes insipidus, polydipsia and polyuria neurohormonal origin.
Contraindications
- hypersensitivity to carbamazepine or chemically similar drugs (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants), or to any other component of the formulation; atrioventricular block;
- bone marrow diseases;
- hematologic disease; acute porphyria; severe liver, kidney, heart, sodium metabolism;
- glaucoma;
- prostatitis;
- concomitant use with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).
Dosage & Administration
It is taken orally during the meal. In the treatment of epilepsy in adult early course of taking the minimum effective dose - 100-200 mg, elderly patients - 100 mg 1-2 times a day. Then gradually increase the dose to 400 mg 2-3 times a day, that is, until the optimal daily dose in the range 800-1200 mg. In some cases, may be required daily dose 1,600 mg or even 2000 mg. Carbamazepine daily dose for children Darnitsya-based set 10-20 mg / kg body weight.
For children aged 6-10 years, the daily dose is 400-600 mg (2-3 doses) for children aged 11-15 years old - 600-1000 mg (2-3 doses).
These doses are generally divided into 2-3 doses. Children under the age of 6 years, treatment can be started with the use of a dose of 100 mg / Dobou; gradually increase the dose - weekly 100 mg. Carbamazepine-Darnitsa is not recommended to treat children under the age of 6 years.
Diabetic neuropathy with pain syndrome: the average dose of carbamazepine-Darnitsa is 200 mg 2-4 times a day.