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. 2021 Apr 17;148(2):461–473. doi: 10.1007/s00432-021-03625-3

Table 3.

Drugs involved in interacting drug combinations (in alphabetic order)

Combination of drugs with a potential for QT prolongation (258 combinations among all patients)
Cancer therapy Arsenic trioxide, bendamustine, eribulin, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin
Other therapy

Sympathomimetics: indacaterol, formoterol, salmeterol

Psychiatric medications: amitriptyline, doxepin, escitalopram, melperone, mirtazapine, opipramol, quetiapine, venlafaxine

Proton pump inhibitors: pantoprazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole

Anti-infectives: amphotericin B, ciprofloxacin, co-trimoxazole, fluconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole

5-HT3 receptor antagonists: granisetron, ondansetron

Others: alfuzosin, pregabalin, tramadol, ebastine, ivabradine

Combination of drugs with myelotoxicity (107 combinations among all patients)
Cancer therapy

Antibodies: rituximab, trastuzumab

Anthracyclines: daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin

Platin-based: cisplatin, carboplatin

Pyrimidine analogues: capecitabine, cytarabine, fluorouracil, gemcitabine

Taxanes: docetaxel, paclitaxel

Vinca alkaloids: vinblastine, vincristine

Others: bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, dacarbazine, etoposide, fludarabine, hydroxycarbamide, irinotecan, methotrexate, mitoxantrone

Other therapy Acetaminophen, allopurinol, co-trimoxazole, enalapril, glimepiride, hydrochlorothiazide, mesalazine, metamizole, mirtazapine, zoledronic acid, ramipril
Combination of drugs with hepatotoxicity (81 combinations among all patients)
Cancer therapy

Anthracyclines: daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin

Others: cytarabine, gemcitabine, methotrexate, paclitaxel, topotecan, tretinoin

Other therapy

Statins: atorvastatin, simvastatin

Anti-infectives: ciprofloxacin, co-trimoxazole, metronidazole, fluconazole, voriconazole

ACE inhibitors: enalapril, lisinopril, perindopril, ramipril

Others: acetaminophen, lorazepam, testosterone, thiamazole

CYP3A4 interactions (46 combinations among all patients) (Anticancer pharmaceuticals are written in italics)
Substrates Amlodipine, atorvastatin, clopidogrel, cyclophosphamide, dexamethasone, esomeprazole, fentanyl, irinotecan, omeprazole, ondansetron, pantoprazole, quetiapine, simvastatin, tramadol, venetoclax, vinblastine, vincristine
Inhibitors Aprepitant, ciprofloxacin, fluconazole, idelalisib, ranolazine, voriconazole
Inducers Glucocorticoids