Drug Interactions With Lacosamide

Although drug interactions with lacosamide are not expected to cause significant problems, make sure your healthcare provider is aware of any other medications you are taking before starting treatment with lacosamide. For example, if carbamazepine, phenobarbital, or phenytoin is taken with this medication, drug interactions may occur. These drug interactions may decrease the level of lacosamide in the blood.

Lacosamide Drug Information

An Overview of Lacosamide Drug Interactions

Lacosamide (Vimpat^®) can potentially interact with a few other medications. Some of these medicines that may lead to drug interactions with lacosamide include:

Carbamazepine (Carbatrol^®, Epitol^®, Equetro^®, Tegretol^®)
Phenobarbital (Luminal^®)
Phenytoin (Dilantin^®, Phenytek^®).

Lacosamide Interactions Explained

The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur due to lacosamide drug interactions.

Carbamazepine

Some studies suggest that carbamazepine may slightly decrease the level of lacosamide in the blood, although this is not expected to cause significant problems.

Phenobarbital

Some studies suggest that phenobarbital may slightly decrease the level of lacosamide in the blood, although this is not expected to cause significant problems.

Phenytoin

Some studies suggest that phenytoin may slightly decrease the level of lacosamide in the blood, although this is not expected to cause significant problems.

Final Thoughts

It is possible that not all drug interactions with lacosamide were discussed in this article. Therefore, you should talk with your pharmacist or healthcare provider about any specific lacosamide drug interactions that may apply to you.