Interaction between isoniazid and carbamazepine potentiated by cimetidine

Isoniazid drug and food interactions

Isoniazid inhibits the metabolism of several drugs, resulting in clinically significant interactions in some patients. Clinical trials and case reports have documented that isoniazid can cause increased phenytoin and carbamazepine serum concentrations and toxicity. In relatively high doses, isoniazid can also cause increased effect of theophylline and warfarin. Isoniazid inhibits metabolism of selected benzodiazepines and vitamin D. Inhibition of monoamine oxidase and histaminase by isoniazid can cause significant drug-food interactions. Food greatly decreases isoniazid bioavailability. Although probably best recognized as an inhibitor of drug metabolism, isoniazid has a biphasic effect of inhibition-induction on one cytochrome P450 isozyme, CYP2E1, which partially explains the interaction with acetaminophen and increased risk of hepatotoxicity. Continued investigations will likely result in discovery of new isoniazid interactions.

High-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection and diode-array UV confirmation of isonicotinic acid hydrazide in cattle milk

A method for the determination of isonicotinic acid hydrazide (isoniazid) in milk was developed. Milk was deproteinized with trichloroacetic acid. Isoniazid was condensed with cinnamaldehyde and assayed on a reversed-phase HPLC system, with good sensitivity and accuracy (10 micrograms/l) with UV detection at 330 nm. Use of solid-phase extraction with a C18 cartridge allows the detection limit to be lowered to 0.1 microgram/l with UV detection and confirmation of isoniazid hydrazone from the diode-array UV spectrum.