Carbamazepine toxicity after influenza vaccination

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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0887899401003320

Pediatric Neurology

Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2002, Pages 61?63
Carbamazepine toxicity after influenza vaccination

William C Robertson Jr, MDCorresponding author contact information, a

a Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40538-0284 USA

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0887-8994(01)00332-0

Abstract

Accidental ingestion and drug interaction are known causes of carbamazepine toxicity. Less well recognized is the possibility that influenza vaccination may significantly increase carbamazepine blood levels. Our experience suggests that carbamazepine toxicity can result from influenza vaccination.