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Interactions médicamenteuses

Leucovorin + Phenobarbitone

Gravité: Modérée

Leucovorin and Phenobarbitone: moderate interaction.

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Résumé

High-dose folinic acid may lower anticonvulsant levels and counteract their effect. Seizure frequency may increase in susceptible patients.

Ce que signifie cette interaction, en termes simples

Leucovorin and Phenobarbitone 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.

Leucovorin belongs to Miscellaneous; Phenobarbitone belongs to Central Nervous System.

Niveau de preuve: Low

Pourquoi elle survient

Folate may increase anticonvulsant metabolism and has been suggested to have a pro-convulsant effect; mechanism not firmly established.

Conduite à tenir

Monitor seizure control and consider checking phenobarbitone levels during leucovorin therapy, adjusting the dose if needed.

Questions à poser à votre pharmacien

  • 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?

Bring a full list of your medicines, including over-the-counter products, supplements and herbal remedies, to every pharmacy visit.

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Questions fréquentes

Can I take Leucovorin with Phenobarbitone?

MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Leucovorin and Phenobarbitone 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. High-dose folinic acid may lower anticonvulsant levels and counteract their effect. Seizure frequency may increase in susceptible patients.

How serious is the interaction between Leucovorin and Phenobarbitone?

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 seizure control and consider checking phenobarbitone levels during leucovorin therapy, adjusting the dose if needed.

What other medicines interact with Leucovorin?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Leucovorin with, for example, Capecitabine, Fluorouracil, Glucarpidase. The full list is on the Leucovorin page.

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