Cancidas and Phenobarbital Sodium Injection
Determining the interaction of Cancidas and Phenobarbital Sodium Injection and the possibility of their joint administration.
In the database of official manuals used in the service creation an interaction registered by statistical results of studies was found, which can either lead to negative consequences for the patient health or strengthen a mutual positive effect. A doctor should be consulted to address the issue of joint drug administration.
Consumer:Using PHENobarbital together with caspofungin can decrease the effects of caspofungin. Contact your doctor if your condition worsens. You may need a dose adjustment or special test to safely use both medications. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Professional:MONITOR: Coadministration with inducers or mixed inducer/inhibitors of certain metabolic pathways may produce clinically meaningful reductions in the plasma concentrations of caspofungin. This assumption is based on results from regression analyses of patient pharmacokinetic data derived from a small number of patients who were administered the drugs efavirenz, nelfinavir, nevirapine, phenytoin, rifampin, dexamethasone, or carbamazepine prior to and/or concurrently with caspofungin. There are no data from formal drug interaction studies to evaluate these regression analyses, and it is not known which metabolic pathway involved in caspofungin clearance may be inducible.
MANAGEMENT: Caspofungin product labeling recommends that during coadministration with efavirenz, nelfinavir, nevirapine, phenytoin, rifampin, dexamethasone or carbamazepine, an increase in the daily dosage to 70 mg (following the usual 70 mg loading dose) should be considered in patients who are not clinically responding. While data are lacking for other drugs that are known to induce hepatic enzymes, the possibility of a similar interaction should be considered.
- "Product Information. Cancidas (caspofungin)" Merck & Co, Inc, West Point, PA.
Generic Name: phenobarbital
Brand name: Solfoton, Luminal
Synonyms: Phenobarbital, PHENobarbital
In the course of checking the drug compatibility and interactions, data from the following reference sources was used: Drugs.com, Rxlist.com, Webmd.com, Medscape.com.
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