Lamotrigine and Benlysta drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Lamotrigine (lamotrigine) and Benlysta (belimumab). Common drug interactions include fatigue among females and cerebrovascular accident among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Lamotrigine and Benlysta. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 34 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Lamotrigine?
Lamotrigine has active ingredients of lamotrigine. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 76,638 Lamotrigine users. Check the latest studies of Lamotrigine.
What is Benlysta?
Benlysta has active ingredients of belimumab. It is often used in systemic lupus erythematosus. eHealthMe is studying from 23,528 Benlysta users. Check the latest studies of Benlysta.
34 people who take Lamotrigine and Benlysta together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Lamotrigine and Benlysta, by gender? *:
female:
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Headache (pain in head)
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Insomnia (sleeplessness)
- Rash
- Diarrhoea
- Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Drug ineffective
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
male:
- Cerebrovascular accident (sudden death of some brain cells due to lack of oxygen when the blood flow to the brain is impaired by blockage or rupture)
- Dermatitis contact (skin reaction (dermatitis) resulting from exposure to allergens)
- Oropharyngeal pain
- Rhinorrhoea (watery mucus discharge from the nose)
- Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)
- Viral infection
- Diarrhoea
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Headache (pain in head)
- Infusion site mass
What are the common drug interactions of Lamotrigine and Benlysta, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
- Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
- Cardiovascular disorder (heart diseases)
- Cellulitis (infection under the skin)
- Chills (felling of cold)
- Cognitive disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving)
- Dizziness
- Drug ineffective
- Ear infection
- Fall
- Feeling cold
10-19:
- Infection
20-29:
n/a
30-39:
- Headache (pain in head)
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus)
- Surgery
- Herpes zoster
- Joint swelling
- Migraine (headache)
- Pain
- Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
- Weight decreased
40-49:
- Infusion site pain
- Injection site pruritus (severe itching at injection site)
- Injection site urticaria (rash of round, red welts on the skin at injection site)
- Myalgia (muscle pain)
- Nephrolithiasis (calculi in the kidneys)
- Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)
- Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
- Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
- Swelling face
- Swollen tongue (swelling of tongue)
50-59:
- Headache (pain in head)
- Basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer, it rarely metastasizes or kills)
- Chills (felling of cold)
- Chronic kidney disease
- Dizziness
- Head discomfort
- Hot flush (sudden feelings of heat)
- Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Influenza
60+:
- Atrial fibrillation (fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart)
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Pneumonia
- Surgery
- Anxiety
- Arthralgia (joint pain)
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
- Cough
- Epistaxis (bleed from the nose)
- Feeling jittery
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 3 people, 8.82%
- Fibromyalgia (a long-term condition which causes pain all over the body): 3 people, 8.82%
- Drowsiness: 3 people, 8.82%
- Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 2 people, 5.88%
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 2 people, 5.88%
- Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 2 people, 5.88%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
- Lamotrigine (76,638 reports)
- Benlysta (23,528 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 Lamotrigine:
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 Benlysta:
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 Lamotrigine 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 Benlysta 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
- Alonso-Navarro H, Montes JM, Plaza-Nieto JF, Jiménez-Jiménez FJ, "Cataplexy Possibly Associated With Lamotrigine", Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2016 Aug .
- Gupta MC, Khanna J, Mathur R, Mittal N, "Lamotrigine-induced fulminant hepatic failure: an unusual presentation", IMSEAR, 2015 Jan .
- Alonso-Navarro H, Montes JM, Plaza-Nieto JF, Jiménez-Jiménez FJ, "Cataplexy Possibly Associated With Lamotrigine", Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2016 Aug .
- Gupta MC, Khanna J, Mathur R, Mittal N, "Lamotrigine-induced fulminant hepatic failure: an unusual presentation", IMSEAR, 2015 Jan .
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lamotrigine and belimumab (the active ingredients of Lamotrigine and Benlysta, respectively), and Lamotrigine and Benlysta (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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