Cyclosporine with voriconazole

Significant drug interactions include cyclosporins (increased cyclosporine levels), phenytoin, rifampin, and rifabutin (decreased voriconazole levels). Because of its low toxicity profile, this drug may gain importance in the chronic treatment of infections with invasive dimorphic fungi and resistant Candida spp. 

Micafungin Topical 0.1% solution 1 drop ql h while awake Side effects include pulmonary edema, blood dyscrasias, hypercalcemia, hepatotoxicity (rare), gastrointestinal symptoms, headache, fever, chills, anemia, eosinophilia, hypokalemia, liver function test elevations, infusion site reactions. Drug interaction with cyclosporine and additional voriconazole. Pregnancy category C lactation safety unknown. Coadministration of caspofungin is contraindicated with multiple antiretrovirals (refer to Table 11-3) Topical not commercially available... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with abacavir, atorvastatin, bepridil, bupropion, carbamazepine, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, dexamethasone, digoxin, felodipine, fluticasone propionate, fosamprenavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lovastatin, methadone, midazolam, nicardipine, nifedipine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifabutin, simvastatin, sirolimus, St John s wort, systemic lidocaine, tacrolimus, tenofovir, trazodone, vinblastine, vincristine, voriconazole, warfarin, zidovudine... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amiodarone, anisindione, anticoagulants, azithromycin, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, dapsone, delavirdine, dicumarol, fosamprenavir, lapatinib, lopinavir, midazolam, oral contraceptives, ritonavir, solifenacin, tacrolimus, temsirolimus, tolvaptan, voriconazole... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amiodarone, amprenavir, anisindione, antacids, anticoagulants, aprepitant, atazanavir, atovaquone, beclomethasone, buprenorphine, corticosteroids, cortisone, cyclosporine, cyproterone, dabigatran, dapsone, darunavir, delavirdine, dexamethasone, dicumarol, digoxin, eszopiclone, flunisolide, fosamprenavir, gadoxetate, gestrinone, halothane, imatinib, isoniazid, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lapatinib, lorcainide, methylprednisolone, midazolam, nelfinavir, nifedipine, oral contraceptives, phenylbutazone, prednisone, protease inhibitors, pyrazinamide, ramelteon, ritonavir, saquinavir, solifenacin, sunitinib, tacrolimus, telithromycin, temsirolimus, tipranavir, tolvaptan, trabectedin, triamcinolone, triazolam, voriconazole, warfarin, zaleplon... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with alfentanil, alfuzosin, alprazolam, amiodarone, amprenavir, aprepitant, astemizole, atazanavir, bepridil, buprenorphine, bupropion, carbamazepine, chlordiazepoxide, ciclesonide, clozapine, conivaptan, cyclosporine, cyproterone, dasatinib, diazepam, dihydroergotamine, ergot alkaloids, estazolam, eszopidone, etravirine, ezetimibe, fentanyl, fesoterodine, flecainide, flurazepam, fluticasone, halazepam, ivabradine, ixabepilone, ketoconazole, lapatinib, levothyroxine, meperidine, meptazinol, methysergide, midazolam, nifedipine, nilotinib, oral contraceptives, phenytoin, pimozide, piroxicam, propafenone, propoxyphene, quazepam, quinidine, ranolazine, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine, rimonabant, rivaroxaban, saquinavir, sildenafil, silodosin, simvastatin, solifenacin, St John s wort, tadalafil, temsirolimus, trabectedin, triazolam, vardenafil, voriconazole, zolpidem... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with cyclosporine, hemophilus B vaccine, itraconazole, micafungin, St John s wort, telithromycin, voriconazole, zotarolimus... 

Coadministration with rifampin, rifabutin, or ritonavir is contraindicated because of accelerated voriconazole metabolism. Efavirenz and perhaps other normucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) significantly increase voriconazole metabolism and slow the metabolism of the NNRTI. When given with phenytoin, the voriconazole dose should be doubled. Drugs that significantly accumulate in patients receiving voriconazole include cyclosporine,... 

Observational studies A retrospective survey reported life-threatening complications associated with cyclosporine A and azole antimycotes itraconazole and voriconazole in 10 out of 104 (9.6%) cases [12 ]. Six patients developed fatal acute graft-versus-host disease and another four patients presented fatal neurological complications. The authors suggest avoiding azole antimycotics during cyclosporine A treatment. 

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