Carbamazepine (TEGRETOL)
Sample: Serum (taken just before the next dose)
Schedule: Daily
Units: μg/mL
Range: 8 - 12 μg/mL
Remarks: Carbamazepin is a potent antiepileptic drug and is effective alone or with other antiepileptic drugs in partial seizures. Note that the dose of carbamazepine cannot be used as a reliable index for predicting the serum concentration of either total or free carbamazepine serum concentrations in children with epilepsy.
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