Zerit and Lithium carbonate drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Zerit (stavudine) and Lithium carbonate (lithium carbonate). Common drug interactions include acidosis among females and anxiety among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Zerit and Lithium carbonate. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 11 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Zerit?
Zerit has active ingredients of stavudine. eHealthMe is studying from 9,912 Zerit users. Check the latest studies of Zerit.
What is Lithium carbonate?
Lithium carbonate has active ingredients of lithium carbonate. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 25,651 Lithium carbonate users. Check the latest studies of Lithium carbonate.
11 people who take Zerit and Lithium carbonate together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Zerit and Lithium Carbonate, by gender? *:
female:
- Acidosis (build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood)
- Blood glucose increased
- Blood lactic acid increased
- Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)
- Infection
- Lactic acidosis (low ph in body tissues)
- Sickness
male:
- Anxiety
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Decreased activity
- Depression
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Quality of life decreased
- Alanine aminotransferase increased
- Anger
- Aspartate aminotransferase increased
- Completed suicide (act of taking one's own life)
What are the common drug interactions of Zerit and Lithium Carbonate, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
- Completed suicide (act of taking one's own life)
- Overdose
30-39:
- Acidosis (build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood)
- Alanine aminotransferase increased
- Anxiety
- Aspartate aminotransferase increased
- Blood glucose increased
- Blood lactic acid increased
- Fear, focus
- Hepatitis a
- Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)
- Infection
40-49:
- Anger
- Hostility
- Intentional self-injury
- Somnolence (a state of near-sleep, a strong desire for sleep)
50-59:
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Anxiety
- Decreased activity
- Depression
- Emotional distress
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Pain
- Quality of life decreased
- Pain in extremity
- Renal artery stenosis (narrowing of renal artery)
60+:
- Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
- Anxiety
- Gait disturbance
- Bone density decreased
- Bone loss
- Emotional distress
- Osteonecrosis (death of bone)
- Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal)
- Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break)
- Pain
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Hiv Infection: 5 people, 45.45%
- Stress And Anxiety: 3 people, 27.27%
- Hypersensitivity: 3 people, 27.27%
- Bacterial Infection: 3 people, 27.27%
- Bone Density Abnormal: 3 people, 27.27%
- Cough: 3 people, 27.27%
- Eye Irritation: 3 people, 27.27%
- Fungal Infection: 3 people, 27.27%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 27.27%
- High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 27.27%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
- Zerit (9,912 reports)
- Lithium carbonate (25,651 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+
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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 zBrowse all side effects of Lithium carbonate:
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 Zerit 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 zHow the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on stavudine and lithium carbonate (the active ingredients of Zerit and Lithium carbonate, respectively), and Zerit and Lithium carbonate (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?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
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