Drug interactions
Belatacept + Capecitabine
Severity: Moderate
Belatacept and Capecitabine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Belatacept is a potent immunosuppressant and capecitabine causes myelosuppression. Together they may increase risk of serious infections and cytopenias.
What this interaction means in plain words
Belatacept and Capecitabine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Belatacept belongs to Miscellaneous; Capecitabine belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive immunosuppression from T-cell costimulation blockade and cytotoxic myelosuppression.
What to do
Monitor blood counts and for signs of infection. Review the need for combined therapy and adjust doses for cytopenias.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Capecitabine
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Belatacept with Capecitabine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Belatacept and Capecitabine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Belatacept is a potent immunosuppressant and capecitabine causes myelosuppression. Together they may increase risk of serious infections and cytopenias.
How serious is the interaction between Belatacept and Capecitabine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood counts and for signs of infection. Review the need for combined therapy and adjust doses for cytopenias.
What other medicines interact with Capecitabine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Capecitabine with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Arsenic trioxide, Axicabtagene ciloleucel. The full list is on the Capecitabine page.
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