Carbidopa and Deferiprone interaction

Carbidopa and Deferiprone: the Carbidopa prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.

Moderate

Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.

What the FDA labels say

From the Carbidopa label · effective 2020-07-02

Moderate

Carbidopa and iron salts or multivitamins containing iron salts should be coadministered with caution.

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Moderate

Iron salts can form chelates with levodopa and carbidopa and consequently reduce the bioavailability of carbidopa and levodopa.

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