Carmustine

21 interactions 366 cited references
Also sold as: BiCNU BiCNU® Gliadel
About Carmustine

Carmustine injection is used to treat certain types of brain tumors. Carmustine injection is also used along with prednisone to treat multiple myeloma (a type of cancer of the bone marrow). It is also used with other medications to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer that beg… Read the full Carmustine drug information page →

Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 9, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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9 Contraindicated 10 Major 2 Moderate
All (21) Contraindicated (9) Major (10) Moderate (2)

Contraindicated

Carmustine Bacillus Of Calmette And Guerin Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Measles Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Mumps Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Rubella Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Smallpox Monkeypox Vaccine An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Typhoid Vaccine Typhim VI® An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Varicella Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Yellow Fever Vaccine Stamaril An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details

Major

Carmustine Adenovirus Vaccine Type 4, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Adenovirus Vaccine Type 7, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Cholera Vaccine Ipol An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Cimetidine Tagamet Increased bone marrow toxicity (eg, leukopenia and neutropenia) Details Carmustine Ebola Zaire Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Influenza Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Melphalan Alkeran An increased risk of lung toxicity Details Carmustine Phenobarbital Fidoquel Decreased antitumor activity of carmustine Details Carmustine Rotavirus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Carmustine Melphalan Injection Alkeran An increased risk of lung toxicity Details

Moderate

Carmustine Fosphenytoin Cerebyx Decreased serum phenytoin concentrations Details Carmustine Phenytoin Dilantin Decreased serum phenytoin concentrations Details

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