Carbamazepine has been utilized to successfully diminish attacks in trigeminal neuralgia. During this therapy, which of the following is indicated?
(A) Clinical observation only (B) Clinical observation and complete blood and platelet counts prior to and at frequent intervals during therapy (C) No monitoring (D) Complete blood investigation, only if adverse symptoms arise
(B) Aplastic anemia and leucopenia are rare complications of carbamazepine therapy. So, the patients receiving carbamazepine must have periodic hematological laboratory investigations.