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Equetro Drug Interactions
When certain medications are taken with Equetro, drug interactions may possibly occur. Some of the medicines that can potentially cause these drug interactions with Equetro include antidepressants, hormonal contraceptives, and other seizure medications. Equetro drug interactions can alter the levels of some medications in your blood, making them less effective or possibly increasing your risk of side effects.
An Overview of Equetro Drug Interactions
Equetro® (carbamazepine) can potentially interact with several other medications. Some of these medicines that may lead to Equetro interactions include:- Alcohol
- Antidepressants
- Certain antifungal medications or antibiotics, including:
- Clarithromycin (Biaxin®)
- Erythromycin (Ery-Tab®)
- Fluconazole (Diflucan®)
- Isoniazid (Nydrazid®)
- Itraconazole (Sporanox®)
- Ketoconazole (Nizoral®)
- Telithromycin (Ketek®)
- Certain antipsychotic medications, such as:
- Clozapine (Clozaril®, FazaClo®)
- Haloperidol (Haldol®)
- Risperidone (Risperdal®)
- Ziprasidone (Geodon®)
- Certain calcium channel blockers, including:
- Amlodipine (Norvasc®)
- Diltiazem (Cardizem®, Cartia XT®, Dilacor XR®, Dilt-CD®, Diltia XT®, Dilt-XR®, Taztia XT®, Tiazac®)
- Felodipine (Plendil®)
- Isradipine (Dynacirc®, Dynacirc CR®)
- Nicardipine (Cardene®)
- Nifedipine (Adalat CC®, Afeditab CR®, Nifediac CC®, Nifedical XL®, Procardia®)
- Nimodipine (Nimotop®)
- Verapamil (Calan®, Isoptin SR®, Verelan®)
- Cisplatin (Platinol®)
- Cimetidine (Tagamet®)
- Cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Neoral®, Sandimmune®)
- Danazol (Danocrine®)
- Delavirdine (Rescriptor®)
- Doxorubicin (Adriamycin®, Doxil®)
- Doxycycline (Periostat®, Vibramycin®)
- Grapefruit juice
- Hormonal contraceptives (such as birth control pills, implants, patches, and rings)
- Lithium (Eskalith®, Lithobid®)
- Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), including:
- Isocarboxazid (Marplan®)
- Phenelzine (Nardil®)
- Rasagiline (Azilect®)
- Selegiline (Eldepryl®, Emsam®, Zelapar®)
- Tranylcypromine (Parnate®)
- Niacin (Niacor®, Niaspan®)
- Propoxyphene (Darvon®, Darvocet®)
- Protease inhibitors, such as:
- Amprenavir (Agenerase®)
- Atazanavir (Reyataz®)
- Fosamprenavir (Lexiva®)
- Indinavir (Crixivan®)
- Nelfinavir (Viracept®)
- Ritonavir (Norvir®)
- Saquinavir (Invirase®)
- Rifampin (Rifadin®)
- Seizure medications
- Theophylline (Elixophyllin®, TheoCap®, Theocron®, Theo-24®, Uniphyl®).
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD