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meds:mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants:carbamazepine [on May 21, 2019]
meds:mood-stabilizers-anticonvulsants:carbamazepine [on March 21, 2020]
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 ===== Dose ===== ===== Dose =====
-100-1200mg (using the CR formulation)+The dose range for carbamazepine is between ​100-1200mg (using the CR formulation), and it is usually dosed BID. Carbamazepine can be increased by 100 mg every 2-3 days as tolerated, up to an initial target dose of at least 300 mg/day. After at least 5 days at this target dose (to allow steady state to be achieve), a carbamazepine level should be drawn 12 hours after the last dose. If the level is: 
 +  * <17 μmol/L, then the dose should be increased by 100 mg/day and another level should be drawn in 5 days 
 +  * 17-54 μmol/L, then the dose can be maintained 
 +  * >54 μmol/L, then the dose should be reduced by 100 mg/day and another level should be drawn in 5 days 
 +Note that carbamazepine induces its own metabolism thus drawing levels repeatedly for the same dose will be necessary over the first few weeks, making dose adjustments as necessary.
  
 ==== Monitoring ==== ==== Monitoring ====