Details of Drug-Drug Interaction
| Drug General Information (ID: DDI0R3H8EA) | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Etacrynic acid | Drug Info | Lithium carbonate | Drug Info | |||||
| Drug Type | Small molecule | Small molecule | |||||||
| Therapeutic Class | Diuretics | Antimanic Agents | |||||||
| Structure | |||||||||
| Mechanism of Etacrynic acid-Lithium carbonate Interaction (Severity Level: Major) | |||||||||
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| Decreased renal excretion (Unspecific) Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph | |||||||||
| Drug Name | Etacrynic acid | Lithium carbonate | |||||||
| Mechanism | Reduces renal excretion of lithium | Lithium salt | |||||||
| Key Mechanism Factor 1 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Pharmacokinetics | ||||||||
| Factor Description | Alters the excretion of the drug, resulting in changes in the plasma concentration of the drug and affecting the pharmacological effects. | ||||||||
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| Recommended Action | |||||||||
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| Management | Loop diuretics should generally not be prescribed to patients receiving lithium unless close monitoring of serum lithium levels and electrolytes can be rendered. Lithium dose reductions may be required. Patients should be advised to notify their physician if they experience potential signs and symptoms of lithium toxicity such as drowsiness, dizziness, muscle weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, thirst, polyuria, tinnitus, tremor, ataxia, and blurred vision. | ||||||||