Perampanel/Strong and Moderate CYP3A4 Inducers Interactions

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Medical warning:

Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.

How the interaction occurs:

Your medicine may increase how quickly your liver processes perampanel.

What might happen:

The amount of seizure medicine in your blood may decrease. It may not prevent seizures as well.

What you should do about this interaction:

Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to check the amount of seizure medicine in your blood. Your doctor may change the dose of your seizure medicine when you start and/or stop taking your other medicine. If you have any seizures, contact your doctor right away.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

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  • 2.This information is based on an extract from the Certara Drug Interaction Database (DIDB) Platform, Copyright Certara 1999-2023..
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  • 4.Fycompa (perampanel) UK summary of product characteristics. Eisai Ltd August, 2021.

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