Carboxamide

Carbamazepine, an example of a carboxamide

Carboxamides are drugs that can be used as anticonvulsants. In organic chemistry carboxamides (or amino carbonyls) are functional groups with the general structure R-CO-NH₂ with R as an organic substituent.

Two amino acids, asparagine and glutamine, have a carboxamide group in them.

The following are carboxamides:

v • d • e Anticonvulsants (N03)

Barbiturates	Barbexaclone, Metharbital, Methylphenobarbital, Pentobarbital, Phenobarbital, Primidone

Hydantoins	Ethotoin, Fosphenytoin, Mephenytoin, Phenytoin

Oxazolidinediones	Ethadione, Paramethadione, Trimethadione

Succinimides	Ethosuximide, Mesuximide, Phensuximide

Benzodiazepines	Clobazam, Clonazepam, Clorazepate, Diazepam, Lorazepam, Midazolam, Nimetazepam, Nitrazepam, Temazepam

Carboxamides	Carbamazepine, Oxcarbazepine, Rufinamide

Fatty acid derivatives	Valpromide, Valnoctamide

Carboxylic acids	Valproic acid (Sodium valproate & Valproate semisodium), Tiagabine

Others	GABA analogs: Gabapentin, Pregabalin, Progabide, Vigabatrin -- Monosaccharides: Topiramate -- Aromatic allylic alcohols: Stiripentol -- Ureas: Phenacemide, Pheneturide -- Phenyltriazines: Lamotrigine Carbamates: Emylcamate, Felbamate, Meprobamate -- Pyrrolidines: Brivaracetam, Levetiracetam, Nefiracetam, Seletracetam Sulfa drugs: Acetazolamide, Ethoxzolamide, Sultiame, Zonisamide -- Propionates: Beclamide -- Aldehydes: Paraldehyde -- Bromides: Potassium bromide, Sodium bromide