Vimpat and Taurine drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Vimpat (lacosamide) and Taurine (taurine). Common drug interactions include urinary tract infection among females and convulsion among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Vimpat and Taurine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 39 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Vimpat?

Vimpat has active ingredients of lacosamide. It is often used in epilepsy. eHealthMe is studying from 20,832 Vimpat users. Check the latest studies of Vimpat.

What is Taurine?

Taurine has active ingredients of taurine. eHealthMe is studying from 1,016 Taurine users. Check the latest studies of Taurine.

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On Aug, 23, 2026

39 people who take Vimpat and Taurine together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Vimpat and Taurine, by gender? *:

female:

Urinary tract infection
Urticaria (rash of round, red welts on the skin that itch intensely)
Weight decreased
Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement)
Arthralgia (joint pain)
Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
Dysgeusia (disorder of the sense of taste)
Gait disturbance
Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint)
Pain in extremity

male:

Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
Grand mal convulsion (a type of generalized seizure that affects the entire brain)
Cough
Croup infectious (a loud cough that resembles the barking of a seal and difficulty breathing can transfer to other)
Gastroenteritis viral (inflammation of stomach and intestine caused by virus infection)
Infantile spasms
Injection site pain
Lung disorder (lung disease)
Melas syndrome (melas (myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder)
Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx)

What are the common drug interactions of Vimpat and Taurine, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

Infantile spasms

2-9:

Gastroenteritis (inflammation of stomach and intestine)
Hypertonia (abnormal increase in muscle tension and a reduced ability of a muscle to stretch)
Increased bronchial secretion
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
Pneumonia
Viral infection
Adverse event
Conjunctivitis infective (infection of the conjunctiva)
Croup infectious (a loud cough that resembles the barking of a seal and difficulty breathing can transfer to other)
Grand mal convulsion (a type of generalized seizure that affects the entire brain)

10-19:

Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
Cough
Drug level decreased
Drug level increased
Gastroenteritis viral (inflammation of stomach and intestine caused by virus infection)
Grand mal convulsion (a type of generalized seizure that affects the entire brain)
Hepatic enzyme increased
Melas syndrome (melas (myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder)
Mood swings (an extreme or rapid change in mood)
Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx)

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

Suicidal ideation
Anxiety
Depression
Insomnia (sleeplessness)
Pollakiuria (abnormally frequent passage of relatively small quantities or urine)
Sedation
Pain
Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
Myalgia (muscle pain)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry;)

50-59:

Retinal toxicity (retina damage due to medication)
Retinopathy (acute damage to the retina of the eye)

60+:

Abdominal distension
Abdominal pain
Cystitis interstitial (unknown cause characterized by bladder pain)
Decreased immune responsiveness
Depression
Disturbance in attention
Dizziness
Dyspepsia (indigestion)
Ear haemorrhage (bleeding from ear)
Erythema (redness of the skin)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 12 people, 30.77%
Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 7 people, 17.95%
Infantile Spasms: 5 people, 12.82%
Astrocytoma, Low Grade (low grade tumour of the brain that originate in a particular kind of glial-cells): 4 people, 10.26%
Depression: 4 people, 10.26%
Tuberous Sclerosis (a rare genetic disease that causes benign tumours to grow in the brain and other organs): 2 people, 5.13%
Herpes Zoster: 2 people, 5.13%
Asthma: 2 people, 5.13%
Brain Neoplasm Benign (non-cancerous tumour of brain): 2 people, 5.13%
Hereditary Angioedema (recurrent episodes of severe swelling): 2 people, 5.13%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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