Drug Interactions between crinecerfont and st. john's wort

While you are taking St. John's wort, you must not eat or drink certain foods and beverages that are high in tyramine. Eating these foods while you are taking St. John's wort can raise your blood pressure to dangerous levels. This may cause life threatening symptoms such as sudden and severe headache, confusion, blurred vision, problems with speech or balance, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, seizure (convulsions), and sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body). Call your doctor at once if you have any of these symptoms. Foods that are high in tyramine include: air dried meats, aged or fermented meats, sausage or salami, pickled herring, and any spoiled or improperly stored beef, poultry, fish, or liver, red wine, beer from a tap, beer that has not been pasteurize, aged cheeses, including blue, brick, brie, cheddar, parmesan, romano, and swiss, sauerkraut, over the counter supplements or cough and cold medicines that contain tyramine, soy beans, soy sauce, tofu, miso soup, bean curd, fava beans, or yeast extracts (such as Marmite). Caffeine intake should be limited as well. You should avoid or limit the use of alcohol while being treated with St. John's wort. Alcohol can increase the nervous system side effects of St. John's wort such as dizziness, drowsiness, and difficulty concentrating. Some people may also experience impairment in thinking and judgment. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions or concerns.

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ADJUST DOSING INTERVAL: Coadministration with food increases the oral bioavailability of crinecerfont. Administration of crinecerfont capsules and oral solution with a high-fat meal (800 to 1000 calories, 50% fat), increased crinecerfont peak plasma concentration (Cmax) by 4.9-fold and 8.6-fold, respectively, and systemic exposure (AUC) by 3.3-fold and 8.3-fold, respectively, compared to administration under fasting conditions.

MANAGEMENT: Crinecerfont should be administered twice daily with a meal in the morning and evening without regard to fat or calorie content.