Re: Does adrafinil interact with birth control pill?

Posted by Larry Hoover on December 23, 2002, at 9:23:27

In reply to Does adrafinil interact with birth control pill?, posted by wingedcat on December 22, 2002, at 20:12:14

> I ask because a close compound, Modafinil, interacts with steroid contraceptives (oral, injection, and implants).
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> Modafinil and contraceptives are both metabolized by the liver enzyme CYP3A4, according to provigil.com.
Modafinil induces 3A4, which would have the effect of reducing the potency of the birth control pill.
> I couldn't find if Adrafinil interacts with them, which is strange considering Adrafinil has been around longer.
>
> Thanks!
I can't find anything on adrafinil either.

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Does adrafinil interact with birth control pill? wingedcat 12/22/02
Re: Does adrafinil interact with birth control pill? Larry Hoover 12/23/02
Re: Does adrafinil interact with birth control pill? medlib 12/29/02

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