Tegretol Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Tegretol and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Why TDM? Every drug has a sub-clinical concentration (a concentration at which effective therapy won't be achieved) and a toxic concentration (a concentration at which the drug will be harmful to the patient.)For some drugs, the range between the minimum effective concentration and the toxic concentration is large. These drugs are thus relatively safe. Other drugs have a very narrow therapeutic window and need closer monitoring. This is the role of TDM.Medications with narrow therapeutic windows, like the anticonvulsant carbamazepine (Tegretol), should be closely monitored since elevated doses can cause serious conditions such as agranulocytosis. | View Page |
| TDM for Anticonvulsants Anticonvulsants typically have narrow therapeutic windows. When levels are too low, the risk for seizure remains present. Drug levels that are too high can depress the central nervous system and may even lead to coma. Examples of anticonvulsants that are monitored by TDM include: Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Valproic acid (Depakene) Phenytoin (Dilantin) Phenobarbital Primidone (Mysoline) | View Page |