Trigeminal neuralgia (TN ... More research is needed to find better treatments. Carbamazepine is the drug of first choice in treating TN. The dose should be titrated according to pain.

Taper dosage ... control the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. The mechanism of action remains unknown. Evaluate for presence of HLA-B*1502 allele (esp. in Asians), if present carbamazepine should ...

Taper dosage ... control the pain of trigeminal neuralgia. The mechanism of action remains unknown. Evaluate for presence of HLA-B*1502 allele (esp. in Asians), if present carbamazepine should ...