Enjuvia Drug Interactions

Because of the potential risk of drug interactions, Enjuvia should not be combined with certain other medications. Before taking Enjuvia, talk to your healthcare provider about any other medications you are taking. Drug interactions may occur if Enjuvia is combined with medications such as certain antibiotics, cyclosporine, or various seizure medications. Some of these Enjuvia drug interactions can affect the way your body metabolizes these medicines, possibly increasing your risk of side effects.

An Introduction to Enjuvia Drug Interactions

Enjuvia® (conjugated estrogens) can potentially interact with numerous other medicines. Some of the medicines that may lead to Enjuvia interactions include:
 
  • Barbiturate medications, including, but not limited to:

 

    • Butalbital (Fioricet®, Fiorinal®)
    • Pentobarbital (Nembutal®)
    • Phenobarbital (Luminal®)
    • Secobarbital (Seconal®)

 

  • Certain antibiotics or antifungals, including:

 

    • Clarithromycin (Biaxin®)
    • Erythromycin (Ery-Tab®)
    • Isoniazid (Nydrazid®)
    • Itraconazole (Sporanox®)
    • Ketoconazole (Nizoral®)
    • Miconazole
    • Telithromycin (Ketek®)

 

  • Cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Neoral®, Sandimmune®)
     
  • Grapefruit juice
     
  • Protease inhibitor HIV medications, such as:

 

 

 

 

  • Various seizure medications, such as:

 

 


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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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