title: A comparative pharmacokinetic study of conventional and chewable carbamazepine in epileptic patients.
abstract: Using an open substitution study design, conventional carbamazepine (Tegretol, CBZ-C and a chewable carbamazepine formulation (Tegretol Chewtabs, CBZ-CHEW) were compared in 12 patients with severe intractable epilepsy. During a dosing interval, no significant differences were observed with respect to trough or peak serum concentrations of CBZ and CBZ-10,11-epoxide (CBZ-E), the active metabolite. The area under the serum CBZ concentration-time curve for a dosing interval was (mean +/- s.e. mean) 146 +/- 10 mumols l-1 h on CBZ-C and 143 +/- 9 mumols l-1 h on CBZ-CHEW. The two formulations, therefore, have a similar pharmacokinetic profile and could be used interchangeably in the management of patients with epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: INSEG (Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Nervous Diseases and National Society for Epilepsy Research Group), London.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Patsalos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001682:Biological Availability; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D013607:Tablets; D002220:Carbamazepine; C012227:carbamazepine epoxide