Efudex and Gabapentin drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Efudex (fluorouracil) and Gabapentin (gabapentin). Common drug interactions include alopecia among females and diarrhoea among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Efudex and Gabapentin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Efudex?
Efudex has active ingredients of fluorouracil. It is often used in actinic keratosis. eHealthMe is studying from 1,391 Efudex users. Check the latest studies of Efudex.
What is Gabapentin?
Gabapentin has active ingredients of gabapentin. It is often used in neuralgia. eHealthMe is studying from 322,983 Gabapentin users. Check the latest studies of Gabapentin.
41 people who take Efudex and Gabapentin together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Efudex and Gabapentin, by gender? *:
female:
- Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
- Hair colour changes
- Hair disorder
- Anxiety
- Drug ineffective
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Eye irritation
- Surgery
- Blood pressure increased
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
male:
- Diarrhoea
- Mental disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability)
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Application site discolouration
- Application site scab (hard coating on the skin formed at application site)
- Application site vesicles (small bubble within a cell at application site)
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
- Bone density decreased
- Bone loss
- Chronic kidney disease
What are the common drug interactions of Efudex and Gabapentin, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
n/a
30-39:
n/a
40-49:
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Anxiety
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
- Bone density decreased
- Bone loss
- Emotional distress
- Hydronephrosis (water inside the kidney)
- Nephrolithiasis (calculi in the kidneys)
- Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint)
- Osteonecrosis (death of bone)
50-59:
- Anxiety
- Surgery
- Blood pressure increased
- Chronic kidney disease
- Delusion (a false belief or opinion)
- Hallucination (an experience involving the perception of something not present)
- Insomnia (sleeplessness)
- Mental disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability)
- Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
60+:
- Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
- Hair colour changes
- Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
- Colitis ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon)
- Drug dependence
- Dyslipidaemia (abnormal amount of lipids)
- Fall
- Gait disturbance
- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 15 people, 36.59%
- Pain: 6 people, 14.63%
- High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 9.76%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 3 people, 7.32%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 3 people, 7.32%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
- Efudex (1,391 reports)
- Gabapentin (322,983 reports)
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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 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 Efudex:
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 Gabapentin:
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 Efudex and drugs from A to Z:
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 Gabapentin and drugs from A to Z:
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
- de Landaluce, L. O., Carbonell, P., Asensio, C., Escoda, N., López, P., & Laporte, J. R. , "Gabapentin and Pregabalin and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly: A Population-Based Cohort Study in an Electronic Prescription Database", Drug safety, 2018 Jan .
- Scarff JR, "The Potential for Somnambulism Associated with Gabapentin", The Internet Journal of Psychiatry, 2014 Jan .
- de Landaluce, L. O., Carbonell, P., Asensio, C., Escoda, N., López, P., & Laporte, J. R. , "Gabapentin and Pregabalin and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly: A Population-Based Cohort Study in an Electronic Prescription Database", Drug safety, 2018 Jan .
- Scarff JR, "The Potential for Somnambulism Associated with Gabapentin", The Internet Journal of Psychiatry, 2014 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on fluorouracil and gabapentin (the active ingredients of Efudex and Gabapentin, respectively), and Efudex and Gabapentin (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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