Carbamazepine News
Transient Amnestic Syndrome in the Setting of Recurrent Partial Elementary Seizures
The amnestic syndrome is a condition in which short term memory is disproportionately affected compared to other cognitive functions.1 Transient disturbances in memory have been attributed to partial complex seizures, head...
Olanzapine plus carbamazepine v. carbamazepine alone in treating manic episodes
Background: Combinations of olanzapine and carbamazepine are often used in clinical practice in the management of mania.
Carbamazepine Prescribing Information to Include Recommendation of Genetic Test for Patients with Asian Ancestry
The FDA has announced that the manufacturers of drugs containing the active ingredient carbamazepine have agreed to add to the drugs' labeling a recommendation that, before starting therapy with the drugs, patients with Asian...
No more seizures? New drug holds promise for epilepsy patients
People with newly diagnosed epilepsy experienced few, if any, seizures while taking the drug levetiracetam as a single therapy, giving hope to epilepsy patients who don't respond to or can't tolerate existing treatments,...
IMPAX Announces the Launch of IMPAX Pharmaceuticals; Company's Branded
IMPAX Laboratories, Inc. (OTC:IPXL) today announced that consistent with its previously stated strategic intent and timeline, it has launched IMPAX Pharmaceuticals as the Company's branded products division. IMPAX Pharmaceuticals...