carbamazepine

American  

[kahr-buh-maz-uh-peen] / ˌkɑr bəˈmæz əˌpin /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a white to whitish toxic powder, C 15 H 12 N 2 O, used as an analgesic in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and as an anticonvulsant.

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carbamazepine British  

/ ˌkɑːbəˈmæzəˌpiːn /

noun

1. an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy

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Etymology

Origin of carbamazepine

carbam(oyl) + azepine, components of the chemical name

Example Sentences

Sanchez examined four psychoactive pharmaceuticals frequently detected in treated wastewater: carbamazepine, lamotrigine, amitriptyline, and fluoxetine.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Conversely, the antiepilepsy drugs phenytoin and carbamazepine can stimulate production of even more metabolic enzymes than usual.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

Lamotrigine, which can be marketed as Lamictal, is listed as a possible cause of SJS, along with other medications used to treat seizures such as carbamazepine and phenytoin.

From Fox News • Feb. 12, 2019

But the policy led clinicians to forego prescribing carbamazepine at all and instead they began to prescribe phenytoin.

From Nature • Oct. 13, 2015

However, the lowest risk was linked to smaller doses of lamotrigine and carbamazepine.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2011