Drug interactions
Procarbazine + Zoster vaccine recombinant
Severity: Moderate
Procarbazine and Zoster vaccine recombinant: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Procarbazine may lower the immune response to recombinant zoster vaccine. The vaccine is non-live and is generally recommended in immunocompromised patients despite a possibly reduced response.
What this interaction means in plain words
Procarbazine and Zoster vaccine recombinant 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.
Why it happens
Chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression blunts the humoral and cellular response to vaccine antigens.
What to do
Give the vaccine ideally before starting procarbazine; if it is given during therapy, complete the two-dose series and consider timing doses when counts are recovering.
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 Procarbazine
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Procarbazine Contraindicated
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- Atomoxetine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Bcg vaccine live + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Brimonidine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Procarbazine with Zoster vaccine recombinant?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Procarbazine and Zoster vaccine recombinant 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. Procarbazine may lower the immune response to recombinant zoster vaccine. The vaccine is non-live and is generally recommended in immunocompromised patients despite a possibly reduced response.
How serious is the interaction between Procarbazine and Zoster vaccine recombinant?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Give the vaccine ideally before starting procarbazine; if it is given during therapy, complete the two-dose series and consider timing doses when counts are recovering.
What other medicines interact with Procarbazine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Procarbazine with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Amitriptyline, Amoxapine. The full list is on the Procarbazine page.
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