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Combining-Lamotrigine-Carbamazepine

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Lamotrigine
Type moodstabilizer
Group anticonvulsant
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ATC-code N03AX09
PubChem 3878
PubMed Lamotrigine
Drugs.com lamotrigine
Kompas (Dutch) Lamotrigine
Wikipedia Lamotrigine
Carbamazepine
Type moodstabilizer
Group anticonvulsant
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ATC-code N03AF01
Medscape Carbamazepine
PubChem 2554
PubMed Carbamazepine
Drugs.com carbamazepine
Kompas (Dutch) Carbamazepine
Wikipedia Carbamazepine

Adding Carbamazepine to Lamotrigine.

Infobord.png General information
  • Lamotrigine is principally metabolised by UDP-glucuronosyltransferases.
  • Carbamazepine is principally metabolized by CYP3A4, and is a potent inducer of CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP3A4 and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases.
  • Lamoptrigine is principally metabolised by UDP-glucuronosyltransferases.
  • Carbamazepine is principally metabolized by CYP3A4 (also CYP2C8), but is also a potent inducer of CYP1A2, CYP3A4 and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases.
Eenrichtingbord.png Start Carbamazepine
  • Start carbamazepine with a daily dose of 200 mg and increase dose based serum concentration if necessary. Check lamotrigines effect after 2 weeks of therapy and adapt dose if necessary. [6]



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  2. 2.0 2.1 Farmacotherapeutisch Kompas - lamotrigine (dutch) Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ftk" defined multiple times with different content
  3. Drugs.com lamotrigine
  4. WHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology ATC=N03AF01
  5. KNMP; Informatorium Medicamentorum 2023; Monografie "carbamazepine" (Dutch)
  6. Schalekamp T. et al, Interacties met Psychofarmaca, Stichting Health Base, Houten, 2002.
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