Drug interactions
Ezogabine + Leuprolide
Severity: Moderate
Ezogabine and Leuprolide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Leuprolide, like other androgen deprivation therapy, can prolong the QT interval, and ezogabine has a small additional QT effect. The combination may raise the risk of torsades de pointes, particularly with electrolyte disturbances or heart disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ezogabine and Leuprolide 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.
Ezogabine belongs to Central Nervous System; Leuprolide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation; androgen suppression lengthens repolarization and ezogabine has a modest effect on the QT interval.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG and electrolytes, then monitor the QTc after starting or changing doses. Reconsider the combination if the QTc becomes markedly prolonged.
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 Ezogabine
Other interactions of Leuprolide
- Leuprolide + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Leuprolide + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Leuprolide Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Leuprolide Major
- Artemether / lumefantrine + Leuprolide Major
- Disopyramide + Leuprolide Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ezogabine with Leuprolide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ezogabine and Leuprolide 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. Leuprolide, like other androgen deprivation therapy, can prolong the QT interval, and ezogabine has a small additional QT effect. The combination may raise the risk of torsades de pointes, particularly with electrolyte disturbances or heart disease.
How serious is the interaction between Ezogabine and Leuprolide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Obtain a baseline ECG and electrolytes, then monitor the QTc after starting or changing doses. Reconsider the combination if the QTc becomes markedly prolonged.
What other medicines interact with Ezogabine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ezogabine with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Ezogabine page.
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