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Drug Interactions between Azilect and Mintuss NX

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Moderate

HYDROcodone rasagiline

Applies to: Mintuss NX (hydrocodone / potassium guaiacolsulfonate) and Azilect (rasagiline)

MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients. Sedation and impairment of attention, judgment, thinking, and psychomotor skills may increase.

MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Cautious dosage titration may be required, particularly at treatment initiation. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.

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Drug and food interactions

Major

HYDROcodone food

Applies to: Mintuss NX (hydrocodone / potassium guaiacolsulfonate)

GENERALLY AVOID: Alcohol may potentiate the central nervous system (CNS) depressant effects of opioid analgesics including hydrocodone. Concomitant use may result in additive CNS depression and impairment of judgment, thinking, and psychomotor skills. In more severe cases, hypotension, respiratory depression, profound sedation, coma, or even death may occur.

GENERALLY AVOID: Consumption of alcohol while taking some sustained-release formulations of hydrocodone may cause rapid release of the drug, resulting in high systemic levels of hydrocodone that may be potentially lethal. Alcohol apparently can disrupt the release mechanism of some sustained-release formulations. In study subjects, the rate of absorption of hydrocodone from an extended-release formulation was found to be affected by coadministration with 40% alcohol in the fasted state, as demonstrated by an average 2.4-fold (up to 3.9-fold in one subject) increase in hydrocodone peak plasma concentration and a decrease in the time to peak concentration. Alcohol also increased the extent of absorption by an average of 1.2-fold (up to 1.7-fold in one subject).

GENERALLY AVOID: Grapefruit juice may increase the plasma concentrations of hydrocodone. The proposed mechanism is inhibition of CYP450 3A4-mediated metabolism of hydrocodone by certain compounds present in grapefruit. Increased hydrocodone concentrations could conceivably increase or prolong adverse drug effects and may cause potentially fatal respiratory depression.

MANAGEMENT: Patients taking sustained-release formulations of hydrocodone should not consume alcohol or use medications that contain alcohol. In general, potent narcotics such as hydrocodone should not be combined with alcohol. Patients should also avoid consumption of grapefruit or grapefruit juice during treatment with hydrocodone.

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Moderate

rasagiline food

Applies to: Azilect (rasagiline)

GENERALLY AVOID: Foods that contain large amounts of tyramine may precipitate a hypertensive crisis in patients treated with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors. The mechanism involves inhibition of MAO-A, the enzyme responsible for metabolizing exogenous amines such as tyramine in the gut and preventing them from being absorbed intact. Once absorbed, tyramine is metabolized to octopamine, a substance that is believed to displace norepinephrine from storage granules. Although rasagiline is a selective inhibitor of MAO-B at the recommended dosages of 0.5 or 1 mg/day, selectivity is not absolute and may diminish with increasing dosage. There were no cases of hypertensive crisis in the clinical development program associated with rasagiline treatment at 1 mg/day, in which most patients did not follow dietary tyramine restriction. However, rare cases of hypertensive crisis have been reported during the postmarketing period in patients who ingested unknown amounts of tyramine-rich foods while taking recommended dosages of rasagiline or selegiline, another MAO-B inhibitor.

Rasagiline peak plasma concentration (Cmax) and systemic exposure (AUC ) are decreased by approximately 60% and 20%, respectively, during coadministration with a high-fat meal. The time to peak concentration (Tmax) is not affected by food.

MANAGEMENT: Dietary restriction is not ordinarily required during rasagiline treatment with respect to most foods and beverages that may contain tyramine such as air-dried and fermented meats or fish, aged cheeses, most soybean products, yeast extracts, red wine, beer, and sauerkraut. However, certain foods like some of the aged cheeses (e.g., Boursault, Liederkrantz, Mycella, Stilton) may contain very high amounts of tyramine and could potentially cause a hypertensive reaction in patients taking rasagiline even at recommended dosages due to increased sensitivity to tyramine. Patients should be advised to avoid ingesting very high levels of tyramine (e.g., greater than 150 mg), and to promptly seek medical attention if they experience potential signs and symptoms of a hypertensive crisis such as severe headache, visual disturbances, confusion, stupor or coma, seizures, chest pain, unexplained nausea or vomiting, and stroke-like symptoms. Rasagiline should not be used at dosages exceeding 1 mg/day (0.5 mg/day for patients with mild hepatic impairment or concomitant use of ciprofloxacin or other CYP450 1A2 inhibitors), as it can increase the risk of hypertensive crisis and other adverse reactions associated with nonselective inhibition of MAO. Rasagiline can be administered with or without food.

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Drug Interaction Classification

These classifications are only a guideline. The relevance of a particular drug interaction to a specific individual is difficult to determine. Always consult your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any medication.
Major Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit.
Moderate Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances.
Minor Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan.
Unknown No interaction information available.

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