Can you take Cymbalta with Fidanacogene elaparvovec?
1 drug interaction and 23 additional warnings found for the following 2 drugs:
- Cymbalta (duloxetine)
- fidanacogene elaparvovec
Drug interactions
Moderate drug interactions
Moderate:
DULoxetine fidanacogene elaparvovec
Applies to: Cymbalta (duloxetine) and fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec can cause liver problems, which may make the medication less effective in treating your condition. Using other medications that can also affect the liver such as DULoxetine after receiving fidanacogene elaparvovec may increase that risk. Symptoms of liver problems include fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, pale stools, and/or yellowing of the skin or eyes. Blood tests to monitor liver function should be performed before and after treatment with fidanacogene elaparvovec. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns. Your doctor may be able to prescribe alternatives that do not interact, or you may need more frequent monitoring to safely use both medications. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Food/lifestyle interactions
Moderate food/lifestyle interactions
Moderate:
DULoxetine Food/Lifestyle
Applies to: Cymbalta (duloxetine)
DULoxetine may cause liver damage, and taking it with alcohol may increase that risk. You should avoid or limit the use of alcohol while being treated with DULoxetine. Call your doctor immediately if you have fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, excessive tiredness or weakness, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash or itching, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dark colored urine, or yellowing of the skin or the whites of your eyes, as these may be symptoms of liver damage. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec Food/Lifestyle
Applies to: fidanacogene elaparvovec
After receiving fidanacogene elaparvovec, alcohol consumption should be limited for at least 1 year. Fidanacogene elaparvovec can cause liver problems, which may make the medication less effective in treating your condition. Consuming other substances that can also affect the liver such as alcohol after receiving fidanacogene elaparvovec may increase that risk. Symptoms of liver problems include fever, chills, joint pain or swelling, unusual bleeding or bruising, skin rash, itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, pale stools, and/or yellowing of the skin or eyes. Blood tests to monitor liver function should be performed before and after treatment with fidanacogene elaparvovec. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Disease interactions
21 potential interactions Applies to: 18 conditions, including High Blood Pressure, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Urinary Tract Infection, and Seizures.
Alcoholic Cirrhosis
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has a moderate potential interaction with Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
Fidanacogene elaparvovec, a liver-targeting gene therapy, may carry the theoretical risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development. Patients with risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (e.g., hepatitis B or C, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic alcohol consumption, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, advanced age) should be monitored with regular liver ultrasound (e.g., annually) and alpha-fetoprotein testing for 5 years following treatment.
Alcoholic Liver Damage
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has a moderate potential interaction with Alcoholic Liver Damage.
Fidanacogene elaparvovec, a liver-targeting gene therapy, may carry the theoretical risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development. Patients with risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (e.g., hepatitis B or C, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic alcohol consumption, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, advanced age) should be monitored with regular liver ultrasound (e.g., annually) and alpha-fetoprotein testing for 5 years following treatment.
Alcoholism
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has a moderate potential interaction with Alcoholism.
Fidanacogene elaparvovec, a liver-targeting gene therapy, may carry the theoretical risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development. Patients with risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (e.g., hepatitis B or C, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic alcohol consumption, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, advanced age) should be monitored with regular liver ultrasound (e.g., annually) and alpha-fetoprotein testing for 5 years following treatment.
Bipolar Disorder
Major:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a major potential interaction with Bipolar Disorder.
Adult and pediatric patients with depression and other psychiatric disorders may experience worsening of their symptoms and may have the emergence of suicidal thoughts and behavior. Patients should be monitored appropriately and observed closely for worsening of their symptoms, suicidality or changes in their behavior, especially during the first few months of treatment, and at times of dose changes. Discontinuing the medication should be considered if symptoms are persistently worse, or abrupt in onset. It may be prudent to refrain from dispensing large quantities of medication to these patients.
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Bipolar Disorder.
Therapy with SNRI antidepressants can cause activation of mania and hypomania and should be used with caution in patients with personal or family history of mania, hypomania, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders.
Dehydration
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Dehydration.
Treatment with SNRI antidepressants can cause hyponatremia. Caution should be used when treating patients with hyponatremia or at greater risk of hyponatremia such as the elderly, patients taking diuretics or who are volume depleted.
Depression
Major:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a major potential interaction with Depression.
Adult and pediatric patients with depression and other psychiatric disorders may experience worsening of their symptoms and may have the emergence of suicidal thoughts and behavior. Patients should be monitored appropriately and observed closely for worsening of their symptoms, suicidality or changes in their behavior, especially during the first few months of treatment, and at times of dose changes. Discontinuing the medication should be considered if symptoms are persistently worse, or abrupt in onset. It may be prudent to refrain from dispensing large quantities of medication to these patients.
Diabetes Mellitus
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Diabetes Mellitus.
In clinical trials, treatment with duloxetine delayed-release worsened the glycemic control in some patients with diabetes. Caution should be used when using duloxetine in diabetic patients and their glycemic levels should be checked regularly.
Glaucoma, Narrow Angle
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Glaucoma, Narrow Angle.
SNRI antidepressants cause pupillary dilation that may trigger an angle closure attack in patients with anatomically narrow angle without iridectomy.
High Blood Pressure
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with High Blood Pressure.
Selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SNRIs) have been associated with sustained increases in blood pressure. Therapy with SNRI antidepressants should be administered cautiously in patients with preexisting hypertension. Blood pressure should be assessed prior to initiating treatment and monitored regularly. The dose should be reduced or discontinued if necessary.
HIV-1 Infection
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has a moderate potential interaction with HIV-1 Infection.
There is limited information on the safety and effectiveness of fidanacogene elaparvovec in patients with HIV infection. Perform HIV testing prior to infusion, and do not administer this product to patients with either CD4+ cell count less than 200 mm3 or viral load equal to or greater than 20 copies/mL in case of serological evidence of HIV-1 or HIV-2 infection.
Hyponatremia
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Hyponatremia.
Treatment with SNRI antidepressants can cause hyponatremia. Caution should be used when treating patients with hyponatremia or at greater risk of hyponatremia such as the elderly, patients taking diuretics or who are volume depleted.
Infectious Hepatitis
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has a moderate potential interaction with Infectious Hepatitis.
Fidanacogene elaparvovec, a liver-targeting gene therapy, may carry the theoretical risk of hepatocellular carcinoma development. Patients with risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (e.g., hepatitis B or C, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic alcohol consumption, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, advanced age) should be monitored with regular liver ultrasound (e.g., annually) and alpha-fetoprotein testing for 5 years following treatment.
Liver Disease
Major:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a major potential interaction with Liver Disease.
Postmarketing studies have reported that duloxetine and some other SNRIs like milnacipran may aggravate preexisting liver disease. The use of duloxetine delayed-release and milnacipran should be avoided in patients with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis.
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has a moderate potential interaction with Liver Disease.
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has not been studied in patients with liver dysfunction. Furthermore, administration of this product can lead to liver transaminase elevations and hepatocyte injury. Patients should undergo a liver health assessment prior to treatment, which includes liver function tests, screening for active hepatitis B or C, and elastography and/or ultrasound to assess liver fibrosis. This product should not be administered to patients with current liver-related coagulopathy, hypoalbuminemia, persistent jaundice, or cirrhosis, portal hypertension, splenomegaly, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatic fibrosis, or active viral hepatitis.
Mania
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Mania.
Therapy with SNRI antidepressants can cause activation of mania and hypomania and should be used with caution in patients with personal or family history of mania, hypomania, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders.
Renal Dysfunction
Major:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a major potential interaction with Renal Dysfunction.
The use of duloxetine should be avoided in patients with severe renal impairment (GFR <30 mL/min).
Moderate:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has a moderate potential interaction with Renal Dysfunction.
Fidanacogene elaparvovec has not been studied in patients with renal dysfunction.
Seizures
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Seizures.
SNRI antidepressants may trigger seizures and should be administered with caution in patients with a seizure disorder.
Urinary Tract Infection
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Urinary Tract Infection.
SNRI antidepressants have a noradrenergic effect and can affect urethral resistance. Caution should be used in patients with a history of dysuria, prostatic hypertrophy, prostatitis, and other lower urinary tract obstructive disorders.
Urinary Tract Obstruction
Moderate:
Cymbalta
The DULoxetine in Cymbalta has a moderate potential interaction with Urinary Tract Obstruction.
SNRI antidepressants have a noradrenergic effect and can affect urethral resistance. Caution should be used in patients with a history of dysuria, prostatic hypertrophy, prostatitis, and other lower urinary tract obstructive disorders.
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Cymbalta
A total of 654 drugs are known to interact with Cymbalta.
- Cymbalta is in the drug class serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors.
- Cymbalta is used to treat the following conditions:
fidanacogene elaparvovec
A total of 312 drugs are known to interact with fidanacogene elaparvovec.
- Fidanacogene elaparvovec is in the drug class miscellaneous coagulation modifiers.
- Fidanacogene elaparvovec is used to treat Hemophilia B.
Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| 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. | |
| No interaction information available. |
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