Tegretol (Carbamazepine Chewable Tablets)

• It is used to treat seizures.
• It is used to treat pain caused by a problem with a nerve in the face.
• It may be given to you for other reasons. Talk with the doctor.

• If you have an allergy to carbamazepine or any other part of Tegretol.
• If you are allergic to any drugs like this one, any other drugs, foods, or other substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had, like rash; hives; itching; shortness of breath; wheezing; cough; swelling of face, lips, tongue, or throat; or any other signs.
• If you have had any of these health problems: Bone marrow disease or porphyria.
• If you are taking any of these drugs: Boceprevir, delavirdine, efavirenz, etravirine, nefazodone, nevirapine, rilpivirine, or another drug that has carbamazepine in it.
• If you have taken certain drugs used for low mood (depression) like isocarboxazid, phenelzine, or tranylcypromine or drugs used for Parkinson's disease like selegiline or rasagiline in the last 14 days. Taking this medicine within 14 days of those drugs can cause very bad high blood pressure.
• If you are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed.

This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with Tegretol.

Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take this medicine with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor.

Use this medicine as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.

• Do not stop taking Tegretol all of a sudden without calling your doctor. You may have a greater risk of seizures. If you need to stop this drug, you will want to slowly stop it as ordered by your doctor.
• Keep taking this medicine as you have been told by your doctor or other health care provider, even if you feel well.
• To gain the most benefit, do not miss doses.
• Take with food.
• Chew well before swallowing.

What do I do if I miss a dose?

• Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
• If it is close to the time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.
• Do not take 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.

If you think there has been an overdose, call your poison control center or get medical care right away. Be ready to tell or show what was taken, how much, and when it happened.