Drug interactions
Carbamazepine + Tiratricol
Severity: Moderate
Carbamazepine and Tiratricol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Carbamazepine induces hepatic enzymes and can speed elimination of thyroid hormones and analogues. This may lower tiratricol effect.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carbamazepine and Tiratricol 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; Tiratricol belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Enzyme induction by carbamazepine increases hepatic metabolism of tiratricol.
What to do
Monitor T3 and clinical response, and adjust the tiratricol dose as needed, including after carbamazepine changes.
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 Tiratricol
- Levothyroxine + Tiratricol Major
- Calcium + Tiratricol Moderate
- Carbimazole + Tiratricol Moderate
- Charcoal + Tiratricol Moderate
- Chloroquine + Tiratricol Moderate
- Cholestyramine + Tiratricol Moderate
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
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carbamazepine with Tiratricol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carbamazepine and Tiratricol 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 induces hepatic enzymes and can speed elimination of thyroid hormones and analogues. This may lower tiratricol effect.
How serious is the interaction between Carbamazepine and Tiratricol?
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 T3 and clinical response, and adjust the tiratricol dose as needed, including after carbamazepine changes.
What other medicines interact with Tiratricol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tiratricol with, for example, Levothyroxine, Calcium, Carbimazole. The full list is on the Tiratricol page.
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