Combining-Carbamazepine-Gabapentin

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{{Drugcombi | base = carbamazepine | add = gabapentin | info =

  • Carbamazepine is principally metabolized by CYP3A4 (also CYP2C8), but is also a potent inducer of CYP1A2, CYP3A4 and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases.
  • Gabapentine is eliminated unchanged by the kidney for 100%.
  • {{CombiNoInteraction}

| start =

  • Start gabapentine according to the general dosing advice.

| cave =

  • Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects. [1]

}}