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Mezacar Indications
- Epilepsy and simple or complex partial seizures (with or without losing consciousness) with or without secondary generalization thereof; generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Mixed forms of seizures.
Mezacar can be used as monotherapy or in combination therapy.
- Acute mania and maintenance treatment of bipolar affective disorders to prevent relapse or exacerbation of clinical manifestations of weakening.
- Syndrome of alcoholic abstinence.
- Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia and trigeminal neuralgia in multiple sclerosis (typical and atypical). Idiopathic Neuralgia of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
- Diabetic neuropathy with pain.
- Central diabetes insipidus. Polyuria and polydipsia of neurohormonal nature.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to carbamazepine or chemically similar drugs (e.g., tricyclic antidepressants) or any other component of the formulation. Atrioventricular block, bone marrow depression in history, hepatic porphyria (eg, acute of intermittent porphyria, mixed porphyria, late skin porphyria) in history; concurrent use with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAO).
Dosage & Administration
The drug can be taken during, or after eating between meals together with a small amount of liquid.
Epilepsy.
In those cases where Mezacar may be administered as a monotherapy.
Treatment starts with application of a low daily dose, which is subsequently slowly increased until the optimum effect.
For selection of the optimal dose of the drug may be useful to determine the level of active substance in the blood plasma.
