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Combining-Carbamazepine-Gabapentin

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Created page with '{{Drugcombi | base = carbamazepine | add = gabapentine | info = * Carbamazepine is principally metabolized by CYP3A4 (also CYP2C8), but is also a potent inducer of CYP1A2, CYP3A...'
{{Drugcombi
| base = carbamazepine
| add = gabapentine
| 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%.
* This combination of drugs may have possible synergistic effects. There are no reports for pharmacokinetic drug interactions. <ref name=”freeman”> {{Pubmed|9433333|Freeman et al. Mood stabilizer Combinations: A Review of Safety and Efficacy. Am J Psychiatry 1998;155:12-21}}</ref>
| 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. <ref name="drugscom">
{{Drugscominteract|carbamazepine-with-gabapentine|carbamazepine|gabapentine}}</ref>
}}
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