Lomustine

15 interactions 64 cited references
Also sold as: Gleostine Gleostine® (formerly available as CeeNu®)
About Lomustine

Lomustine is used to treat certain types of brain tumors. Lomustine is also used with other medications to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma (Hodgkin's disease) that has not improved or that has worsened after treatment with other medications. Lomustine is in a class of medications called alkylating agents. It works by slowing… Read the full Lomustine 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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All (15) Contraindicated (9) Major (6)

Contraindicated

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

Major

Lomustine Adenovirus Vaccine Type 4, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Lomustine Adenovirus Vaccine Type 7, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Lomustine Cholera Vaccine Ipol An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Lomustine Ebola Zaire Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Lomustine Influenza Virus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details Lomustine Rotavirus Vaccine, Live An increased risk of infection by the live vaccine Details

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