PACK CHECK · MARKET FIRST

TegretolGeneric namecarbamazepine

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How this medicine works

The DailyMed label classifies carbamazepine as an anticonvulsant and states that the exact mechanism by which it exerts anticonvulsant activity is unknown. This page only explains the label's pharmacology boundary; it does not determine anyone's symptom cause, use context, product choice, tablet count, millilitres, combination or adjustment plan.

Read source: United States ↗reviewed 2026-08-23More about its action and precautions →

Check the market, names, dosage form and route together

A medicine may use different brand names across markets. Keep the market, brand, generic name, dosage form and route together; one matching field does not prove that two packs are the same or interchangeable.

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International brand name
Tegretol
Generic name
carbamazepine
Dosage-form class
Dosage form and presentation as documented in the linked primary label
Route
Oral
Package-image status
A source-linked public label image is available below

No source-verifiable mainland-China trade-name cue has been established for this record. This does not establish whether the medicine exists, is approved or is available in mainland China. Check pack text and current CDE/NMPA records item by item.

FOR EVERYDAY QUESTIONS

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What this pack is

Tegretol is the brand name in this record; carbamazepine is the generic name. Read both together with the dosage form (multiple oral forms (tablets and oral liquid)).

What this page can show

This is a source-traceable public record. It helps you read the product identity and its listed source documents; each market still needs its own current record check.

What to bring to the next conversation

Bring the actual pack, the label or prescription, and a complete medicine list when you speak with a pharmacist or clinician.

PRODUCT PRESENTATION IDENTITY

Strength, pack and device identity

Package strength is not an individual dose. These fields help identify the exact labelled product; they do not calculate how much, how often, a missed-use action, splitting, switching or conversion.

4 source-backed strength, pack or device records — open the full list

First match the market, dosage form and labelled amount on the pack in hand. The number of tablets, sachets or devices in a pack is not a personal dose or schedule.

United States label · U.S. DailyMed public label (effective 15 Jul 2026)

200 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle

Exact display panel in the cited public label · select to enlarge
Product code
NDC 0078-0509-05
Form and route
TEGRETOL carbamazepine oral tablet · oral (label product-identity field)
Container
bottle
Listing review
Current label display and NDC Directory listing reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
carbamazepine
200 mglabelled amount per tablet; not an individual's tablet count, course or conversion
Package
100 tablets per bottle
Open the presentation source ↗reviewed 2026-08-23

United States label · U.S. DailyMed public label (effective 15 Jul 2026)

100 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle

Exact display panel in the cited public label · select to enlarge
Product code
NDC 0078-0510-05
Form and route
TEGRETOL-XR carbamazepine extended-release oral tablet · oral (label product-identity field)
Container
bottle
Listing review
Current label display and NDC Directory listing reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
carbamazepine
100 mglabelled amount per tablet; not an individual's tablet count, course or conversion
Package
100 tablets per bottle
Open the presentation source ↗reviewed 2026-08-23

United States label · U.S. DailyMed public label (effective 15 Jul 2026)

200 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle

Exact display panel in the cited public label · select to enlarge
Product code
NDC 0078-0511-05
Form and route
TEGRETOL-XR carbamazepine extended-release oral tablet · oral (label product-identity field)
Container
bottle
Listing review
Current label display and NDC Directory listing reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
carbamazepine
200 mglabelled amount per tablet; not an individual's tablet count, course or conversion
Package
100 tablets per bottle
Open the presentation source ↗reviewed 2026-08-23

United States label · U.S. DailyMed public label (effective 15 Jul 2026)

400 mg per tablet; 100-tablet bottle

Exact display panel in the cited public label · select to enlarge
Product code
NDC 0078-0512-05
Form and route
TEGRETOL-XR carbamazepine extended-release oral tablet · oral (label product-identity field)
Container
bottle
Listing review
Current label display and NDC Directory listing reviewed 2026-08-23; actual marketing, stock and availability are not established.
carbamazepine
400 mglabelled amount per tablet; not an individual's tablet count, course or conversion
Package
100 tablets per bottle
Open the presentation source ↗reviewed 2026-08-23

PUBLIC LABEL IMAGE

Appearance and package-text clues

United States · current public-label panel · exact package/label image · Primary-source record (open linked document)Select the image to enlarge; press Escape to close

This current public-label package panel helps check the brand, generic name, strength and dosage-form clues only. It does not authenticate a product in hand or establish originator status, availability, sale eligibility, another package or another market.

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LABEL READING · NOT A PRESCRIPTION

TEGRETOL label reading: standard tablets, XR tablets and oral suspension cannot be self-converted by name or milligrams

Reading level: drug-specific label reading. This record has been expanded around its dosage form or a higher-risk reading question; the current target-market label and professional review still apply.

This module uses the U.S. DailyMed public label to check TEGRETOL, TEGRETOL-XR, carbamazepine, the exact form, labelled amount per unit, NDC and package. It does not provide anyone's tablet count, millilitres, interval, missed-use action, combination, conversion or stopping plan.

  • The 200 mg TEGRETOL standard oral tablet, 100/200/400 mg TEGRETOL-XR extended-release oral tablets and oral suspension containing 100 mg per 5 mL are separately listed product identities. A shared brand or generic name does not make them self-convertible, make-up interchangeable, combinable or substitutable by milligrams, tablets or millilitres.
  • This label states that TEGRETOL-XR should be swallowed whole and must not be crushed or chewed. That wording applies only to this exact U.S. extended-release tablet; it does not give this webpage permission to split, crush, mix or substitute any other carbamazepine product, standard tablet, liquid or medicine. Actual handling must follow the current label, prescription and pharmacist/prescribing-team advice.
  • The boxed warning states that people with ancestry in genetically at-risk populations should be screened for HLA-B*1502 before starting treatment. This does not mean everyone needs broad genetic testing, nor can a webpage infer an individual's ancestry, test choice, result meaning or whether to start, continue, pause or switch; the prescribing team, pharmacist or genetics professional must interpret the actual context.
  • With a new or progressive rash, blistering, mouth sores, fever, facial swelling, jaundice-like changes, marked drowsiness/mental-status change, fainting or another acute concern, contact local medical support promptly. Do not self-make-up, increase, abruptly stop or change to another product from this webpage because of an adverse-effect concern.
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PHARMACOVIGILANCE · OFFICIAL ROUTES

Check safety information in the right market

Start with the public label or product record linked to this dossier, then use the official safety routes below for the market that applies to the medicine in hand.

Match five details before using a safety record

  1. Brand and generic nameBoth must match the medicine named by the record.
  2. Dosage form and strengthTablet, capsule, injection, inhaler, patch and eye drop are not interchangeable.
  3. Market and notice dateA record applies only to the country or region and date it names.
  4. Lot, pack and manufacturerRecord these only when the official notice specifically names them.
  5. Current product informationA historical record may have been superseded by the current label.

This checklist only helps organise the right question. It does not create a personal conclusion about stopping, switching, dose, combination or suitability.

This dossier’s product-level source checkU.S. National Library of Medicine DailyMed · United States · Public medicine label · 2026-08-23

This dossier’s publicly accessible product-level route has been checked individually. It does not mean that real-time alerts in every country or region have been searched, or that the medicine has or does not have a current risk.

Markets actually represented by the reviewed product documents
  • United States · 1

This is a document-coverage summary, not a claim that the medicine is authorised, supplied, interchangeable or actively monitored in every listed market today.

No dated, product-scoped official safety record is currently listed in this directory

This is not a conclusion that the medicine has no risk, warning, recall or newer notice in another market. Start with the checked product-level label above, then use the official market gateways below for the product in hand.

See the reviewed safety-record directory →

Global official safety gateways

  • NMPA Centre for Drug Reevaluation · Mainland ChinaPrimary NMPA Drug Evaluation Centre gateway for drug-vigilance bulletins, safety notices and adverse-reaction monitoring. Exact products still require checking approval number, dosage form, strength, authorisation holder and notice date item by item.Drug-vigilance bulletins and safety notices ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • FDA · United StatesPrimary FDA pages for important new safety issues, labelling changes and risk communications.Drug Safety Communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • FDA MedWatch · United StatesU.S. MedWatch safety-information and reporting gateway; a report does not itself establish causality.Safety information and serious-problem reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • EMA · European Union / European Economic AreaOfficial EU gateway for pharmacovigilance, suspected adverse-reaction reports and PRAC safety assessment.Pharmacovigilance overview and EudraVigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • MHRA · United KingdomPrimary UK MHRA medicine-safety updates for professionals and the public.Drug Safety Update ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • PMDA · JapanPMDA’s English official safety gateway; exact products still require checking against the Japanese product page and current documents.Medicine safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • MFDS · Republic of KoreaMFDS’s primary index for medicine safety letters in the Republic of Korea. The original notices are in Korean and must be read against the named product, dosage form, market and date; they do not automatically apply in another market or decide an individual case.Medicine safety letters ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • HSA · SingaporeHSA’s public Singapore gateway for suspected adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information. A report does not itself establish individual causality; exact products still require checking Singapore registration status, dosage form, strength, date and current product information.Adverse-event reporting and medicine-safety information ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • Health Canada · CanadaHealth Canada’s public MedEffect gateway for medicine and health-product advisories, warnings, recalls, reporting and safety information. Exact products still require checking market, dosage form, strength, notice date and lot item by item.MedEffect Canada: advisories, warnings and recalls ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • TGA · AustraliaPrimary Australian TGA safety alerts, advisories and monitoring information for therapeutic products.Medicine safety alerts ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • Swissmedic · SwitzerlandOfficial Swissmedic gateway for pharmacovigilance, signal assessment and suspected adverse-reaction reporting; a report or signal does not itself confirm individual causality.Pharmacovigilance and suspected adverse-reaction reporting ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • Medsafe · New ZealandNew Zealand Medsafe gateway for public and professional medicine safety communications and archives; older notices may have been superseded by current product information.Medicine safety communications ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • SAHPRA · South AfricaSAHPRA’s safety-information, alerts and pharmacovigilance gateway for the public and professionals in South Africa. An official alert does not itself mean a product is unsafe in every circumstance; exact products still require checking South African registration status, dosage form, strength, notice date and current product information.Medicine safety information, alerts and pharmacovigilance ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • WHO · GlobalWHO’s cross-market safety-alert archive; every historical notice must be read against its date, named product and market.Medicine and vaccine safety-alert archive ↗reviewed 2026-08-22
  • Anvisa · BrazilAnvisa’s primary Brazilian pharmacovigilance gateway for alerts, bulletins, risk communication and VigiMed reporting. Exact products still require checking Brazilian authorisation status, dosage form, strength and notice date item by item.Pharmacovigilance, alerts and VigiMed ↗reviewed 2026-08-22

This card brings together the medicine-specific product route and 15 market-level official vigilance gateways. It does not mean real-time alerts for this medicine have been searched in every country or region, or that the medicine has a new alert, recall or risk conclusion. Match brand, generic name, dosage form, strength, market and notice date item by item; do not self-stop, switch, increase or reduce use from a headline.

For severe or rapidly worsening symptoms, suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, loss of consciousness or another emergency, use local emergency services. Do not wait for an online alert search or change a medicine from this page.

PRIVATE FAMILY LIST

Bring this record into a local medicine list

Only the brand, generic name, dosage form and route are added, and they stay in this browser. Copy strength, label directions, start/stop history and any concern from the actual pack; this tool does not calculate a dose or decide combination, switching or stopping.

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PACK · LABEL · MEDICINE LIST

Six checks for this medicine pack

Use this card to organise questions about Tegretol (carbamazepine). Keep the exact pack, its current label and the full medicine list together.

  1. Identify the exact product

    Tegretol is the brand in this record and carbamazepine is the active-ingredient name. Check both with the dosage form (Dosage form and presentation as documented in the linked primary label) and the market on the actual pack.

  2. Read the labelled strength in context

    mg, mcg, mg/mL or a percentage describes the labelled amount in one tablet, capsule, measured volume, spray or other unit. It is not an answer to how many units a person should take.

  3. Check before splitting or opening

    Before splitting, crushing, chewing or opening anything, find an explicit instruction for this exact product in its current label and ask a pharmacist. A score line or a previous pack is not enough by itself.

  4. Put every product on one list

    Include prescriptions, over-the-counter products, eye drops, creams, vitamins, minerals, herbs and supplements. A pharmacist or prescriber needs the whole list before any combination, alternation, switch or stop is considered.

  5. Ask a specific pharmacogenetics question

    Ask which medicine, which gene and what clinical decision a result could change. A gene–drug association does not mean broad genetic testing is needed for everyone and must not be used to change treatment without professional review.

  6. Know when to seek urgent help

    For a suspected overdose, a severe allergic reaction, fainting or difficulty breathing, use the local emergency or poison-information service now. Do not wait for a website reply or alter several medicines to test what caused it.

This card does not calculate a dose, decide whether medicines can be combined, or replace a clinician or pharmacist. Market-specific current labels and the person's full context still need review.

HOW IT WORKS · NOT A TREATMENT PLAN

How carbamazepine works: anticonvulsant pharmacology in a label is not a basis for individual adjustment

  • “Anticonvulsant” is not a self-diagnosis for any seizure, pain, dizziness, mood or neurologic symptom and cannot replace professional judgement based on the exact product, condition and clinical information.
  • A shared generic name, pharmacologic class or oral route does not make standard tablets, extended-release tablets, suspension or another neurologic medicine self-combinable, alternatable, milligram-convertible or substitutable. The complete medicine list and current labels require joint review.
  • A mechanism page cannot manage sudden or worsening seizures, severe rash, mental-status change, breathing difficulty, fainting or another acute concern. With these problems, prioritise local urgent medical support rather than experimenting with forms or adjusting from package numbers.
Open the primary pharmacology source ↗

SOURCE EVIDENCE REGISTER

Source evidence map

Every public link is labelled with its market, document status and document type. A historical public record is not a current label, and an official lookup entry is not a product-specific record.

SOURCE-TRACEABLE ARCHIVE

Tegretolcarbamazepine

This page includes an exact current U.S. public-label package panel for Tegretol, alongside documentary primary-source material. It helps check product identity, but does not itself establish originator status, product quality, availability or sale eligibility.

DOCUMENT TIMELINE

Document timeline

  1. Effective date of the current U.S. public label

    The current DailyMed U.S. public label for TEGRETOL / TEGRETOL-XR lists an effective date of 15 Jul 2026. This page uses that document only to check its listed standard tablets, XR tablets, oral suspension, NDCs and package panels; it does not establish actual marketing, stock, purchase or an individual use plan.

    DailyMed (NLM): U.S. TEGRETOL / TEGRETOL-XR carbamazepine public label (Novartis; effective 15 Jul 2026) ↗

MARKET SCOPE

Market-record boundary

United States

Current public label and four exact tablet-bottle panels linked

This page displays label panels for TEGRETOL 200 mg, NDC 0078-0509-05, 100-tablet bottle and TEGRETOL-XR 100/200/400 mg, each in a 100-tablet bottle. They do not authenticate a product or establish actual marketing, stock, purchase, individual tablet count, millilitres, crushing/chewing, switching or interchangeability.

Mainland China, EU, Japan and other markets

Current market record not established

No local trade name, approval, packaging, supply, sale eligibility, originator/generic relationship or interchangeability is inferred from the U.S. label, SPL, NDC, English brand, package image or label holder; every market requires separate checking against current local regulatory material.

How to read this record

Read each document in its stated market, date and dosage-form context. A historical record is not a current label and does not support individual medical, substitution or purchasing conclusions.

Keep international and mainland China records separate

This page has a U.S. public history/regulatory archive but no mainland China record for this specific product. That does not establish whether the medicine exists, is approved or is available in mainland China. Verify product identity, dosage form, strength, holder and the current label item by item.

CDE listed-drug directory ↗ NMPA public query ↗

RECORD FAQ

Record questions

TEGRETOL, TEGRETOL-XR and oral suspension all say carbamazepine. Can they be self-switched by milligrams?

No. The exact dosage form, labelled amount per unit, package, label version, market and prescription are all parts of product identity. A shared generic name or similar milligram amount does not create a conversion or substitution relationship; take the actual product and full medicine list to a pharmacist or prescribing team.

The label mentions HLA-B*1502. Does everyone need genetic testing?

A webpage cannot conclude that everyone needs testing. The label's pre-treatment screening notice concerns people with ancestry in genetically at-risk populations; whether to test, what to test and how to interpret a result require the prescribing team, pharmacist or genetics professional to consider the individual's context and exact product.

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Evidence status

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EDITORIAL RECORD

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