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Carbamazepine : medical uses, pharmacokinetics and adverse effects

Carbamazepine : medical uses, pharmacokinetics and adverse effects [E-Book] - 1 online resource. - Pharmacology - research, safety testing and regulation . - Pharmacology - research, safety testing and regulation. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. I Carbamazepine Pharmacokinetic and Drug Interactions in Poly-Treated Patients / Swati Jaiswal -- ch. II Effect of Carbamazepine and Related Compounds on Ligand-Gated Ion Channels: Possible Implications for Synaptic Transmission and Side Effects / Andrea Becchetti -- ch. III Carbamazepine and its Derivatives: What's the Difference? / Emilio Russo -- ch. IV Clinical Use of Carbamazepine in Neurological Non-Epileptic Diseases / Antonio Siniscalchi -- ch. V Environmental Fate and Remediation of Carbamazepine in the Hydrosphere / J. Arturo Santaballa.

Carbamazepine (CBZ), one of the most used antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), was introduced on the market in the early 1960's and ever since, it has become the most frequently prescribed drug for the treatment of several forms of epilepsy. It is also used to treat other pathologies, such as neuropathic pain and psychiatric disorders. This book provides a detailed description of this drug, evaluating all aspects of its pharmacology. CBZ pharmacokinetics is discussed, with a particular emphasis on its metabolism, side effects and drug interactions. Then the authors focus on its pharmacodynamic effects,

9781629480633 1629480630

2019722594

GBB3B8580 bnb

016589591 Uk


Carbamazepine.
Anticonvulsants.
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