Ellence Drug Interactions

A number of medications may potentially interact with Ellence. Drug interactions may occur if Ellence is taken together with "live" vaccinations, certain calcium channel blockers, cimetidine, or trastuzumab. Ellence drug interactions may increase your risk of developing potentially dangerous side effects.

 

Ellence Drug Interactions: An Overview

Ellence® (epirubicin hydrochloride) can potentially interact with other medications. Some of these medicines that may lead to Ellence interactions include:
 
o Chickenpox vaccine (varicella vaccine)
o FluMist® (the nasal vaccine for influenza; the injected vaccine is not live)
o MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella vaccine)
o Smallpox vaccine
o BCG vaccine (used in some countries for tuberculosis)
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;