For which condition may carbamazepine (Tegretol) be used?
a. Tardive dyskinesia
b. Psychotic episodes
c. Trigeminal neuralgia pain
d. Sedation
ANS: C
Carbamazepine has been used successfully to treat pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia and for bipolar disorders when lithium therapy has not been optimal. Carbamazepine does not have antidepressant, antipsychotic, or sedative effects.
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