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Campath Drug Interactions
Certain products, such as live vaccinations, other biologic medications, and echinacea, can cause drug interactions with Campath. Some of these reactions have the potential to alter the immune system too much or cause you to become infected with the virus or bacteria contained in live vaccines. To avoid problems, your healthcare provider may recommend avoiding certain drugs during treatment with Campath.
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Campath® (alemtuzumab) can potentially interact with a few other medications. Some of the drugs that may react with Campath include but are not limited to:
- Certain biologic and immunologic medications, including monoclonal antibodies, such as:
- Abciximab (ReoPro®)
- Belimumab (Benlysta®)
- Denosumab (Prolia®)
- Leflunomide (Arava®)
- Natalizumab (Tysabri®)
- Pimecrolimus (Elidel®)
- Tacrolimus (Prograf®, Protopic®)
- Trastuzumab (Herceptin®)
- Echinacea
- "Live" vaccinations, such as:
- Chickenpox vaccine (varicella vaccine)
- FluMist® (the nasal vaccine for influenza; the injected vaccine is not live)
- MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella vaccine)
- Polio vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Smallpox vaccine
- Yellow fever vaccine
- BCG vaccine (used in some countries for tuberculosis)
- Sipuleucel-T (Provenge®).
Written by/reviewed by: Susan Lakey, PharmD, MPH, BCPP
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD