Drug interactions
Mitoxantrone + Oxaliplatin
Severity: Moderate
Mitoxantrone and Oxaliplatin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents cause myelosuppression and immune suppression, so combination increases the risk of neutropenia and serious infection.
What this interaction means in plain words
Mitoxantrone and Oxaliplatin 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.
Mitoxantrone belongs to Central Nervous System; Oxaliplatin belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive myelosuppressive and immunosuppressive effects.
What to do
Monitor blood counts before each cycle and adjust doses or give growth factor support for neutropenia.
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 Mitoxantrone
Other interactions of Oxaliplatin
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Bcg vaccine live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Measles mumps and rubella vaccine + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Mitoxantrone with Oxaliplatin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Mitoxantrone and Oxaliplatin 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. Both agents cause myelosuppression and immune suppression, so combination increases the risk of neutropenia and serious infection.
How serious is the interaction between Mitoxantrone and Oxaliplatin?
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 before each cycle and adjust doses or give growth factor support for neutropenia.
What other medicines interact with Mitoxantrone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Mitoxantrone with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Axicabtagene ciloleucel, Belatacept. The full list is on the Mitoxantrone page.
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