INTERACTIONS
A. Drug-Drug Interactions:
Before taking LUPORAL CAPSULE, inform your doctor, if you are taking any of the following medicines:
- Medicines that inhibit dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (an enzyme responsible for breaking down thymine and uracil which forms a structure of gene) Ex. brivudine
- Cytotoxic agents such as cyclophosphamide, busulfan and bleomycin (used to treat cancer)
- Warfarin (used to prevent blood clotting)
- Phenytoin (used to control certain type of seizures during or after surgery)
- Coumarin (used in the treatment of prostate cancer, kidney cancer)
- Methoxypsoralen (medicine used to treat psoriasis and vitiligo)
- Medicines used to treat fungal infections Ex. clotrimazole, ketoconazole and miconazole
Overdosage:
If you or anyone else accidentally takes too much of LUPORAL CAPSULE, consult your doctor immediately or visit the nearby hospital. Overdose symptoms of LUPORAL CAPSULE are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach ulcers, bleeding and bone marrow suppression (a condition of low blood cells).