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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Probl Cancer. 2013 May-Jun;37(3):110–144. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2013.06.001

Table 3.

Examples of medications that strongly induce CYP3A4.

Type of Medication Name
Antibiotics Rifampin (its derivatives)
Anticonvulsants

  • Phenytoin

  • Phenobarbital

  • Carbamezepine (its derivatives)
Glucocorticoids

  • Prednisone (>10 mg)

  • Methylprednisolone (>8 mg)

  • Dexamethasone (>1.5 mg)
HIV Antivirals

  • Efavirenz

  • Nevirapine
Miscellaneous

  • St. John's

  • Wort Modafinil

  • Pioglitazone, Troglitazone