Decadron and Carbamazepine drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Decadron (dexamethasone) and Carbamazepine (carbamazepine). Common drug interactions include drug dependence among females and death among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Decadron and Carbamazepine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 44 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Decadron?
Decadron has active ingredients of dexamethasone. It is often used in multiple myeloma. eHealthMe is studying from 47,210 Decadron users. Check the latest studies of Decadron.
What is Carbamazepine?
Carbamazepine has active ingredients of carbamazepine. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 44,628 Carbamazepine users. Check the latest studies of Carbamazepine.
44 people who take Decadron and Carbamazepine together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Decadron and Carbamazepine, by gender? *:
female:
- Drug dependence
- Headache (pain in head)
- Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect)
- Syncope (loss of consciousness with an inability to maintain postural tone)
- Rash
- Death
- Dermatitis lichenoid (lichen simplex chronicus is a chronic inflammation of the skin)
- Drug eruption (adverse drug reaction of the skin)
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Insomnia (sleeplessness)
male:
- Death
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Abscess (pus)
- Alanine aminotransferase increased
- Astrocytoma (tumour of the brain that originate in a particular kind of glial-cells)
- Back pain
- Blood pressure increased
- Confusional state
- Diarrhoea
- Disease progression
What are the common drug interactions of Decadron and Carbamazepine, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
- Drug screen false positive
30-39:
- Drug hypersensitivity
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
40-49:
- Astrocytoma (tumour of the brain that originate in a particular kind of glial-cells)
- Confusional state
- Disease progression
- Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (fungal infection of the lungs)
- Respiratory failure (inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system)
- Alanine aminotransferase increased
- Blood glucose increased
- Blood pressure increased
- Blood urea increased
- Brain neoplasm (tumour of brain)
50-59:
- Insomnia (sleeplessness)
- Intracranial pressure increased (high pressure inside the skull and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid)
- Memory impairment
- Neck stiffness
- Pancreatitis (inflammation of pancreas)
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
- Renal impairment (severely reduced kidney function)
- Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death)
- Serotonin syndrome (occurs when two drugs that affect the body's level of serotonin are taken together at the same time)
60+:
- Rash
- Dizziness
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Extravasation (leakage of a fluid)
- Eyelids pruritus (eyelids itching)
- Haemoglobin decreased
- Headache (pain in head)
- Infusion site rash
- Joint swelling
- Pain
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Pain: 3 people, 6.82%
- Neuropathy Peripheral (surface nerve damage): 3 people, 6.82%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Related studies:
Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
- Decadron (47,210 reports)
- Carbamazepine (44,628 reports)
Browse all drug interactions of Decadron and Carbamazepine:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Decadron:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Carbamazepine:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Decadron and drugs from A to Z:
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zRelated publications that referenced our studies
- Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
- Bartlett R, Hartle AJ, "Routine use of dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting: the case against", Anaesthesia, 2013 Sep .
- Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
- Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
- Puvanendran R, Teo HZ, "Case report of use of Black Cohosh for carbamazepine induced hot flushes in a post menopausal woman", Maturitas, 2017 Jun .
- Bartlett R, Hartle AJ, "Routine use of dexamethasone for postoperative nausea and vomiting: the case against", Anaesthesia, 2013 Sep .
- Arshad F, Ladakhi Y, Khan MA, "A rare case of carbamazepine induced pancreatitis", International Journal of Students’ Research, 2013 Jul .
- Yava?o?lu I, Sarg?n G, Demirbulat A, "Carbamazepine and hematological malignancies", Turkish journal of haematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2013 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on dexamethasone and carbamazepine (the active ingredients of Decadron and Carbamazepine, respectively), and Decadron and Carbamazepine (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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