Drug interactions
Carbamazepine + Selinexor
Severity: Moderate
Carbamazepine and Selinexor: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Selinexor commonly causes dizziness, confusion, and other neurological toxicity, and carbamazepine has similar CNS effects. Taking both may increase the risk of falls and impaired cognition.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carbamazepine and Selinexor 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.
Carbamazepine belongs to Central Nervous System; Selinexor belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive CNS adverse effects; no pharmacokinetic mechanism is established.
What to do
Monitor for dizziness, confusion, and ataxia, and counsel the patient on fall precautions. Reduce selinexor dose per labeling if neurological toxicity develops.
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 Carbamazepine
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- Carbamazepine + Delamanid Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Dienogest / estradiol valerate Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Doravirine Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Elbasvir / grazoprevir Contraindicated
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- Amitriptyline + Selinexor Moderate
- Amobarbital + Selinexor Moderate
- Aripiprazole + Selinexor Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carbamazepine with Selinexor?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carbamazepine and Selinexor 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. Selinexor commonly causes dizziness, confusion, and other neurological toxicity, and carbamazepine has similar CNS effects. Taking both may increase the risk of falls and impaired cognition.
How serious is the interaction between Carbamazepine and Selinexor?
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 for dizziness, confusion, and ataxia, and counsel the patient on fall precautions. Reduce selinexor dose per labeling if neurological toxicity develops.
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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