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Drug Interactions between benzgalantamine and Tykerb

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Interactions between your drugs

Moderate

lapatinib benzgalantamine

Applies to: Tykerb (lapatinib) and benzgalantamine

Consumer information for this interaction is not currently available.

MONITOR: Coadministration with lapatinib may increase the plasma concentrations of drugs that are substrates of the CYP450 2C8 isoenzyme, CYP450 3A4 isoenzyme, and/or P-glycoprotein (P-gp) efflux transporter. The mechanism is decreased clearance via these routes due to inhibition by lapatinib. In cancer patients treated with lapatinib and paclitaxel, a CYP450 2C8 and P-gp substrate, 24-hour systemic exposure (AUC) of paclitaxel was increased by 23%. This increase may have been underestimated from the in vivo evaluation due to study design limitations. Lapatinib also increased the 24-hour AUC of midazolam, a CYP450 3A4 probe substrate, by 45% when midazolam was administered orally and 22% when administered intravenously. Likewise, lapatinib increased the AUC of single-dose digoxin, a P-gp probe substrate, by approximately 2.8-fold.

MANAGEMENT: Caution is advised if lapatinib must be used concurrently with medications that are substrates of the CYP450 2C8 isoenzyme, CYP450 3A4 isoenzyme, and/or P-gp efflux transporter, particularly those with a narrow therapeutic range. Dosage adjustments as well as clinical and laboratory monitoring may be appropriate for some drugs whenever lapatinib is added to or withdrawn from therapy.

Drug and food interactions

Moderate

lapatinib food

Applies to: Tykerb (lapatinib)

Take lapatinib on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 1 hour after a meal unless otherwise directed by your doctor. This will make it easier for your body to absorb the medication. The lapatinib dose is administered once daily and should not be divided. The usual dose of lapatinib is equal to 5 tablets. You may swallow each tablet one at a time, but take the entire lapatinib dose at the same time each day. If you are receiving therapy with lapatinib you should be advised to avoid grapefruits and grapefruit juice. Grapefruit can raise the levels of lapatinib in your body and lead to dangerous side effects.

Therapeutic duplication warnings

No warnings were found for your selected drugs.

Therapeutic duplication warnings are only returned when drugs within the same group exceed the recommended therapeutic duplication maximum.

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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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