Drug-drug interactions among drugs prescribed for nontuberculous mycobacterial infection and epilepsy: A case report.
J Clin Pharm Ther
; 44(1): 119-121, 2019 Feb.
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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Multi-drug combinations often make chemotherapy difficult owing to drug-drug interactions (DDIs). We report a rare and difficult-to-treat case due to DDIs between drugs for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection and antiepileptic drugs. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 70-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed as having pulmonary MAC disease. She had a history of symptomatic epilepsy, which was successfully treated with phenytoin and phenobarbital. Serum phenytoin concentrations increased upon the initiation of MAC infection treatment. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION: We evaluated DDIs and adjusted the dosage of drugs by monitoring the serum drug level.
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Fenitoína
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Antibacterianos
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Anticonvulsivantes
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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2019
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