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Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 1996; 7: 44-48
in English
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ABSTRACT
A therapeutic carbamazepine [CBZ] monitoring was carried on 8 pregnant epileptic patients. CBZ serum concentration was measured by a gas liquid chromatographic technique. Pregnancy appear to be associated with an increased requirement for CBZ dose in order to maintain serum CBZ concentration required to achieve seizure control. Thus routine therapeutic CBZ monitoring is essential during pregnancy