Equetro Warnings and Precautions (Cont.)

Who Should Not Take Equetro?

You should not take Equetro if you:
 
  • Are allergic to Equetro, carbamazepine, or any of the inactive components used to make Equetro. Your healthcare provider or pharmacist has a list of the inactive ingredients.
     
  • Have had bone marrow depression in the past. Bone marrow depression is a blood disorder in which the bone marrow does not function properly to produce blood cells. You may have had bone marrow depression if you have ever had a low blood count on a laboratory test.
     
  • Are allergic to tricyclic antidepressants, such as:

 

 

  • Have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) within the past two weeks. Some examples of MAOIs include:

 

 

(Equetro Warnings and Precautions Continued: Page 3)

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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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