Deferasirox

Do not take deferasirox with aluminum-containing antacid preparations due to potential competitive binding.

Deferasirox increases exposure of busulfan. Monitor plasma concentrations and adjust busulfan dose as needed.

7.6Bile Acid Sequestrants Avoid the concomitant use of bile acid sequestrants (e.g., cholestyramine, colesevelam, colestipol) with deferasirox due to a possible decrease in deferasirox concentration.

Deferasirox increases exposure of repaglinide. Consider repaglinide dose reduction and monitor blood glucose levels.

Avoid concomitant use as deferasirox increases theophylline levels, potentially causing CNS or other serious adverse reactions.

Avoid concomitant use as deferasirox inhibits CYP1A2 and tizanidine has a narrow therapeutic index.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased alfentanil concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox inhibits CYP1A2 resulting in increased alosetron concentration. Monitor for exposure related toxicity.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased aprepitant concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased budesonide concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased buspirone concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox inhibits CYP1A2 resulting in increased caffeine concentration. Monitor for exposure related toxicity.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased conivaptan concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased cyclosporine concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased darifenacin concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased dihydroergotamine concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased dronedarone concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox inhibits CYP1A2 resulting in increased duloxetine concentration. Monitor for exposure related toxicity.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased eletriptan concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased eplerenone concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased ergotamine concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased everolimus concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased fentanyl concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased fluticasone concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased lurasidone concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased maraviroc concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox inhibits CYP1A2 resulting in increased melatonin concentration. Monitor for exposure related toxicity.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased hormonal contraceptive concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox inhibits CYP2C8 resulting in increased paclitaxel concentration. Monitor for exposure related toxicity.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased pimozide concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased quetiapine concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased quinidine concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox inhibits CYP1A2 resulting in increased ramelteon concentration. Monitor for exposure related toxicity.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased sirolimus concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Moderate CYP2C8 inhibitor that increases exposure to selexipag's active metabolite. Reduce selexipag dosing to once daily.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased sildenafil concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Deferasirox inhibits CYP1A2 resulting in increased tacrine concentration. Monitor for exposure related toxicity.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased tacrolimus concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased ticagrelor concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased tolvaptan concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

Closely monitor patients for signs of reduced effectiveness when deferasirox is administered with drugs metabolized by CYP3A4 (e.g., alfentanil, aprepitant, budesonide, buspirone, conivaptan, cyclosporine, darifenacin, darunavir, dasatinib, dihydroergotamine, dronedarone, eletriptan, eplerenone, ergotamine, everolimus, felodipine, fentanyl, hormonal contraceptive agents, indinavir, fluticasone, lopinavir, lovastatin, lurasidone, maraviroc, midazolam, nisoldipine, pimozide, quetiapine, quinidine, saquinavir, sildenafil, simvastatin, sirolimus, tacrolimus, tolvaptan, tipranavir, triazolam, ticagrelor, and vardenafil) [ see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].

Deferasirox may induce CYP3A4 resulting in decreased vardenafil concentration. Monitor for reduced effectiveness.

The concomitant use of deferasirox with strong UGT inducers (e.g., rifampicin, phenytoin, phenobarbital, ritonavir) may result in a decrease in deferasirox efficacy due to a possible decrease in deferasirox concentration.