Drug Interactions With Stavudine

Taking certain medications together can possibly lead to dangerous drug interactions. Some medications that can cause drug interactions with stavudine include didanosine and interferon medications. Some of these interactions can increase your risk of potentially dangerous medical conditions (including liver damage and pancreatitis) or can make stavudine less effective. Your healthcare provider may need to monitor you more closely to avoid these conditions.

 

Drug Interactions With Stavudine: An Introduction

Stavudine (Zerit®) can potentially interact with a few other medicines. Some of these medicines that may lead to stavudine interactions include:
 

 

    • Interferon alfa-2a (Roferon®-A)
    • Interferon alfa-2b (Intron® A)
    • Interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin (Rebetron®)
    • Interferon alfa-n3 (Alferon® N)
    • Interferon alfacon-1 (Infergen®)
    • Interferon beta-1a (Avonex®, Rebif®)
    • Interferon beta-1b (Betaseron®)
    • Interferon gamma-1b (Actimmune®)
    • Peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys®)
    • Peginterferon alfa-2b (PEG-Intron®) 

 

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