Drug Summary

  Drug name:  carbamazepine
  Chemical name:  carbamazepine
  Formula:  C₁₅H₁₂N₂O
  Weight:   236.2686
  CAS no:  298-46-4
  DrugBank link:  DB00564
  Description:  An anticonvulsant used to control grand mal and psychomotor or focal seizures. Its mode of action is not fully understood, but some of its actions resemble those of phenytoin; although there is little chemical resemblance between the two compounds, their three-dimensional structure is similar. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of epilepsy and pain associated with true trigeminal neuralgia.