Camcolit Drug Interactions

Other medicines and CAMCOLIT: Tell the doctor or pharmacist if taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines.
Tell the doctor if taking any of the following: These medicines may increase the amount of lithium in the body making the patient more likely to have side effects: any medicine which may cause kidney problems; antibiotics called tetracyclines, metronidazole, co-trimoxazole, trimethoprim and spectinomycin; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. diclofenac or ibuprofen) including COX-II inhibitors such as celecoxib (used for rheumatism and for other pains; pain killers of this type can also be obtained without a prescription so check with the pharmacist before buying them); a group of medicines for the heart or blood pressure called ACE inhibitors such as ramipril or lisinopril, or angiotensin II receptor antagonists such as losartan or irbesartan; diuretics (water tablets), including herbal preparations; steroids used for inflammation and allergies (such as prednisolone, betamethasone or hydrocortisone).
These medicines may decrease the amount of lithium in the body meaning it will not work as well: theophylline (for asthma), or caffeine; anything containing sodium bicarbonate; a special group of diuretics (water tablets) called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors; urea used to treat skin conditions.
These medicines may cause other side effects when taken with CAMCOLIT: medicines used to treat schizophrenia such as haloperidol, olanzapine or clozapine; carbamazepine, phenytoin or clonazepam used for epilepsy; methyldopa used for the treatment of high blood pressure; antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) e.g. fluoxetine or paroxetine, or tricyclics e.g. amitriptyline, or tetracyclics; calcium channel blockers for angina, high blood pressure or other heart problems such as amlodipine or diltiazem; muscle relaxants used in anaesthesia; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as indomethacin used to reduce pain and inflammation; triptans such as sumatriptan used for migraine.
Risk of serious heart rhythm disorders when CAMCOLIT is taken with some medicines including: quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide, amiodarone, ajmaline, cibenzoline, hydroquinidine, azimilide, dofetilide, ibutilide and sotalol all for heart rhythm disorders; ranolazine for heart disease (angina); arsenic trioxide for the treatment of leukaemia; erythromycin (given into a vein) and sparfloxacin for the treatment of infections; amisulpride, haloperidol, pimozide, sertindole, mesoridazine, clozaril, droperidol and thioridazine for schizophrenia and other behavioural disorders; terfenadine and astemizole (antihistamines); cisapride used to treat stomach and gut problems; mefloquine, artemisinin derivatives and halofantrine used to prevent malaria; ketanserin which may be used for high blood pressure; dolasetron which may be used for nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting (being sick) following chemotherapy.
CAMCOLIT with food and drink: It does not matter if CAMCOLIT is taken with or without food but if the patient wants to go on any sort of diet, he/she should talk to the doctor first. Any large changes in water intake or how much sodium (salt) is in the diet may mean needing blood monitoring more often.