Carbamazepine

Description

Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant and mood stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and neuropathic pain. Marketed under trade names including Carbatrol, Tegretol, Carbamaze, and Biston, carbamazepine is also used as a second line treatment for bipolar disorder and in conjunction with antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia. Suitable uses of this Certified Spiking Solution® include as starting material for preparation of calibrators and controls in carbamazepine testing methods by GC/MS or LC/MS for clinical toxicology, pain prescription monitoring, forensic analysis, or therapeutic drug monitoring applications.