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Adding carbamazepine to lithium.
General information- Lithium is eliminated by the kidney for about 95%. Changes in the rate of excretion can cause unwanted effects.
- Carbamazepine is principally metabolized by CYP3A4, and is a potent inducer of CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP3A4 and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases.
Start carbamazepine- Start carbamazepine according to the general dosing advice.
Cave- The combination may rarely cause neurotoxicity without increased plasma levels. [5]
- The combination of these two drugs is generally safe and effective, but it should be avoided for patients with comorbid CNS (central nervous system) disease. Cases of neurotoxicity and asterixis have been reported with the concomitant use of lithium and carbamazepine.[6]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Farmacotherapeutisch Kompas - lithium (dutch)
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- ↑ Farmacotherapeutisch Kompas; Toxicologie (dutch)
- ↑ KNMP; Informatorium Medicamentorum 2023; Monografie "carbamazepine" (Dutch)
- ↑ Marcoux AW. Carbamazepine-lithium drug interaction. Ann Pharmacother 1996;30:547
- ↑ Freeman et al. Mood stabilizer Combinations: A Review of Safety and Efficacy. Am J Psychiatry 1998;155:12-21
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