Drug Interactions between Principen and sulfamethoxazole
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- Principen (ampicillin)
- sulfamethoxazole
Interactions between your drugs
No interactions were found between Principen and sulfamethoxazole. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Principen
A total of 53 drugs are known to interact with Principen.
- Principen is in the drug class aminopenicillins.
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Principen is used to treat the following conditions:
- Bacteremia
- Bacterial Endocarditis Prevention
- Bacterial Infection
- Bronchitis
- Endocarditis
- Gastroenteritis
- Intraabdominal Infection
- Kidney Infections
- Leptospirosis
- Meningitis
- Otitis Media
- Peritonitis
- Pharyngitis
- Pneumonia
- Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease
- Septicemia
- Shigellosis
- Sinusitis
- Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
- Surgical Prophylaxis
- Typhoid Fever
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- Urinary Tract Infection
sulfamethoxazole
A total of 339 drugs are known to interact with sulfamethoxazole.
- Sulfamethoxazole is in the drug class sulfonamides.
- Sulfamethoxazole is used to treat the following conditions:
Drug and food interactions
ampicillin food
Applies to: Principen (ampicillin)
You may experience reduced absorption of ampicillin in the presence of food. The effectiveness of the antibiotic may be reduced. Ampicillin should be administered one hour before or two hours after meals. This will make it easier for your body to absorb the medication. Penicillin V and amoxicillin are not affected by food and may be given without regard to meals.
sulfamethoxazole food
Applies to: sulfamethoxazole
Ask your doctor before using sulfamethoxazole together with ethanol. Contact your doctor if you experience unpleasant side effects such as fast heartbeats, warmth or redness under your skin, tingly feeling, nausea, or vomiting. If you experience these side effects, you may need to avoid ethanol while taking sulfamethoxazole. You should check your food and medicine labels to see if these products contain ethanol. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
No warnings were found for your selected drugs.
Therapeutic duplication warnings are only returned when drugs within the same group exceed the recommended therapeutic duplication maximum.
See also
Drug Interaction Classification
Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
No interaction information available. |
Further information
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