Tegretol and Dantrium drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Tegretol (carbamazepine) and Dantrium (dantrolene sodium). Common drug interactions include dehydration among females and pneumonia among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Tegretol and Dantrium. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 67 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Tegretol?
Tegretol has active ingredients of carbamazepine. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 45,969 Tegretol users. Check the latest studies of Tegretol.
What is Dantrium?
Dantrium has active ingredients of dantrolene sodium. eHealthMe is studying from 1,408 Dantrium users. Check the latest studies of Dantrium.
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67 people who take Tegretol and Dantrium together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Tegretol and Dantrium, by gender? *:
female:
- Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (a life-threatening neurological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic agents)
- Oral discomfort (pain or irritation in mouth)
- Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Acidosis (build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood)
- Acute hepatic failure
- Alkalosis
male:
- Pneumonia
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Heart rate decreased
- Heart rate irregular
- Hydrocephalus (water on the brain)
- Increased upper airway secretion
- Oliguria (not enough urine)
- Pulmonary oedema (fluid accumulation in the lungs)
- Rhinorrhoea (watery mucus discharge from the nose)
- Disease progression
What are the common drug interactions of Tegretol and Dantrium, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
- Injection site swelling
- Respiratory failure (inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system)
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
- Gastroenteritis adenovirus (inflammation of stomach and intestine by adeno virus infection)
- Hyperkalaemia (damage to or disease of the kidney)
- Pneumonia
- Renal impairment (severely reduced kidney function)
2-9:
- Fracture
- Liver disorder (liver diseases)
10-19:
- Bradycardia (abnormally slow heart action)
- Atrioventricular block complete (heart block complete)
- Atrioventricular block second degree (heart block second degree)
- Drug level increased
- Heart rate decreased
- Heart rate irregular
- Hydrocephalus (water on the brain)
- Oliguria (not enough urine)
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary oedema (fluid accumulation in the lungs)
20-29:
- Cough
- Increased upper airway secretion
- Interstitial lung disease
- Pneumonia
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Rhinorrhoea (watery mucus discharge from the nose)
- Cardio-respiratory arrest (sudden dysfunction of heart and lungs)
- Respiratory failure (inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system)
- Vomiting
- Abdominal distension
30-39:
- Paraesthesia (sensation of tingling, tickling, prickling, pricking, or burning of a person's skin with no apparent long-term physical effect)
- Vaginal haemorrhage (vaginal bleeding)
- Abdominal pain
- Aplastic anaemia (blood disorder in which the body's bone marrow doesn't make enough new blood cells)
- Bladder disorder
- Cognitive disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving)
- Convulsions (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled of muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly)
- Drug maladministration
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Headache (pain in head)
40-49:
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Hypokalaemia (low potassium)
- Urine ketone body present
- Decreased appetite
- Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
- Drug ineffective
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
- Phlebitis (inflammation of the walls of a vein)
- Activated partial thromboplastin time shortened
50-59:
- Gamma-glutamyltransferase increased
- Cholestasis (a condition where bile cannot flow from the liver to the duodenum)
- Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)
- Blood alkaline phosphatase increased
- Crying
- Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
- Depression
- Disuse syndrome (deterioration of body systems as a result of prescribed or unavoidable inactivity)
- Drug resistance (reduction in effectiveness of a drug)
- Dysphemia (stammering or stuttering)
60+:
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
- Altered state of consciousness (altered state of mind)
- Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Ileus paralytic (obstruction of the intestine due to paralysis of the intestinal muscles)
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung infiltration (a substance that normally includes fluid, inflammatory exudates or cells that fill a region of lung)
- Lymphocyte count decreased
- Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
- Miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye, resulting from a normal response to an increase in light)
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Muscle Spasticity (tight or stiff muscles and an inability to control those muscles): 12 people, 17.91%
- Seizures (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain): 6 people, 8.96%
- Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 5 people, 7.46%
- Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (reoccurrence of an inflammatory disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged): 4 people, 5.97%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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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+
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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 .
- 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 .
- 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 carbamazepine and dantrolene sodium (the active ingredients of Tegretol and Dantrium, respectively), and Tegretol and Dantrium (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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