Drug interactions
Lenalidomide + Ponesimod
Severity: Moderate
Lenalidomide and Ponesimod: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ponesimod lowers circulating lymphocyte counts, and lenalidomide can cause neutropenia and impaired immune function. Using both may increase the risk of infection.
What this interaction means in plain words
Lenalidomide and Ponesimod 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.
Lenalidomide belongs to Oncology; Ponesimod belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive immunosuppression and cytopenias from S1P receptor modulation and lenalidomide myelosuppression.
What to do
Monitor blood counts and signs of infection throughout treatment. Avoid combining where possible and treat infections promptly.
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 Lenalidomide
- Deferiprone + Lenalidomide Major
- Lenalidomide + Ropeginterferon alfa 2b Major
- Acalabrutinib + Lenalidomide Moderate
- Anakinra + Lenalidomide Moderate
- Cholera vaccine + Lenalidomide Moderate
- Denosumab + Lenalidomide Moderate
Other interactions of Ponesimod
- Fingolimod + Ponesimod Contraindicated
- Ponesimod + Siponimod Contraindicated
- Amiodarone + Ponesimod Major
- Amisulpride + Ponesimod Major
- Anagrelide + Ponesimod Major
- Anti-thymocyte + Ponesimod Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Lenalidomide with Ponesimod?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Lenalidomide and Ponesimod 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. Ponesimod lowers circulating lymphocyte counts, and lenalidomide can cause neutropenia and impaired immune function. Using both may increase the risk of infection.
How serious is the interaction between Lenalidomide and Ponesimod?
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 signs of infection throughout treatment. Avoid combining where possible and treat infections promptly.
What other medicines interact with Lenalidomide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Lenalidomide with, for example, Deferiprone, Ropeginterferon alfa 2b, Acalabrutinib. The full list is on the Lenalidomide page.
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