Anleptic Carbamazepine Thalidomide
MajorThe leaflet text doesn't say anything about carbamazepine specifically, so there is no stated effect, dose change or advice for taking it with thalidomide. It only lists general groups of medicines, such as opioids, antihistamines, antipsychotics, anti-anxiety agents and other CNS depressants, and carbamazepine is not named in any of them. The passage also breaks off before it reaches the next group of interacting drugs. So all that can be said is that the leaflet does not describe how thalidomide and carbamazepine act together, and you should ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking both.
These medicines can affect each other in a serious way. Do not start taking them together unless your doctor has said it is OK. If you already take both, do not stop either one on your own: speak to your doctor or pharmacist soon.