title: Carbamazepine decreases antihypertensive effect of nilvadipine.
abstract: A 59-year-old male who had suffered from hypertension for 21 years was admitted because of manic and delusional symptoms. He was treated with 12 mg/day of haloperidol for psychotic symptoms and 8 mg/day of nilvadipine for hypertension. Due to insufficient effect of haloperidol on the patient's manic symptoms, carbamazepine was added to these medications. Abnormally high blood pressure was observed during carbamazepine coadministration, and it returned gradually to normal range after its discontinuation. Retrospective analyses revealed that the plasma concentrations of nilvadipine were undetectable during carbamazepine treatment. The clinical course and laboratory findings suggest that carbamazepine decreased the plasma concentration and hence the antihypertensive effect of nilvadipine probably via CYP3A induction. This interaction between nilvadipine and carbamazepine should be kept in mind when these drugs are administered concomitantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yasui-Furukori
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tateishi
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004347:Drug Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; C035100:nilvadipine; D002220:Carbamazepine; D009543:Nifedipine