A 22-year-old woman is prescribed eslicarbazepine for epilepsy. She uses a desogestrel POP. What is the interaction?...

Question

A 22-year-old woman is prescribed eslicarbazepine for epilepsy. She uses a desogestrel POP. What is the interaction?

Accepted Answer

Eslicarbazepine is an enzyme inducer that reduces POP efficacy; she should switch to a method unaffected by enzyme inducers

Answer

No interaction exists

Answer

Eslicarbazepine only interacts with CHC

Answer

She should take her POP 4 hours before eslicarbazepine

Answer

Eslicarbazepine increases POP levels

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Eslicarbazepine Enzyme Inducer POP