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Melatonin
What drug interactions occur with melatonin?
Melatoninmay increase effects ofwarfarin, increasing risk of bleeding.Melatoninmay enhance the sedative effects of certain drugs such as benzodiazepines. Some drugs may affectmelatoninlevels. For example,fluvoxamine, estrogens, and quinolone antibiotics may increasemelatoninlevels. Conversely, some drugs (for example, the antiseizure drugcarbamazepineand the antibioticrifampin) may decreasemelatoninlevels. 