Drug interactions
Carbamazepine + Ferric maltol
Severity: Minor
Carbamazepine and Ferric maltol: minor interaction.
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Summary
Oral iron products may reduce absorption of some oral drugs. A clinically meaningful effect on carbamazepine is not well established.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carbamazepine and Ferric maltol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Carbamazepine belongs to Central Nervous System; Ferric maltol belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
Possible reduced absorption through chelation or binding in the gut; not well established for carbamazepine.
What to do
Separate dosing of carbamazepine and ferric maltol by a couple of hours and monitor carbamazepine levels if seizure control changes.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Carbamazepine
- Artemether / lumefantrine + Carbamazepine Contraindicated
- Cabotegravir + Carbamazepine Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Delamanid Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Dienogest / estradiol valerate Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Doravirine Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Elbasvir / grazoprevir Contraindicated
Other interactions of Ferric maltol
- Aluminum hydroxide + Ferric maltol Moderate
- Calcium carbonate + Ferric maltol Moderate
- Calcium + Ferric maltol Moderate
- Carbidopa-entacapone-levodopa + Ferric maltol Moderate
- Carbidopa-levodopa + Ferric maltol Moderate
- Cimetidine + Ferric maltol Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carbamazepine with Ferric maltol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Carbamazepine and Ferric maltol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Oral iron products may reduce absorption of some oral drugs. A clinically meaningful effect on carbamazepine is not well established.
How serious is the interaction between Carbamazepine and Ferric maltol?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Separate dosing of carbamazepine and ferric maltol by a couple of hours and monitor carbamazepine levels if seizure control changes.
What other medicines interact with Carbamazepine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Carbamazepine with, for example, Artemether / lumefantrine, Cabotegravir, Delamanid. The full list is on the Carbamazepine page.
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