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Can you take Acid Controller Complete with Enzalutamide?

4 drug interactions and 19 additional warnings found for the following 2 drugs:

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Drug interactions

Moderate drug interactions

Moderate:

famotidine enzalutamide

Applies to: Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide) and enzalutamide

Using famotidine together with enzalutamide can increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm that may be serious and potentially life-threatening, although it is a relatively rare side effect.

You may be more susceptible if you have:

  • a heart condition called congenital long QT syndrome
  • other cardiac diseases
  • conduction abnormalities
  • electrolyte disturbances (for example, magnesium or potassium loss due to severe or prolonged diarrhea or vomiting)

Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns.

You should seek immediate medical attention if you develop sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations during treatment with these medications, whether together or alone.

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.

Moderate:

magnesium hydroxide enzalutamide

Applies to: Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide) and enzalutamide

Enzalutamide can cause an irregular heart rhythm that may be serious and potentially life-threatening, although it is a relatively rare side effect.

The risk is increased if you have:

  • a heart condition called congenital long QT syndrome
  • other cardiac diseases
  • conduction abnormalities
  • electrolyte disturbances, such as low blood levels of magnesium or potassium

These electrolyte disturbances can occur with bowel cleansing preparations or excessive use of medications that have a laxative effect, such as magnesium hydroxide.

Do not exceed the dose and duration recommended on the product label or prescribed by your doctor.

You should seek immediate medical attention if you experience sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations during treatment with these medications, whether taken together or separately.

In addition, you should let your doctor know if you experience signs and symptoms of low magnesium or potassium blood level such as:

  • weakness
  • tiredness
  • drowsiness
  • dizziness
  • confusion
  • tingling
  • numbness
  • muscle pain
  • cramps
  • nausea
  • vomiting

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.

Minor drug interactions

Minor:

famotidine calcium carbonate

Applies to: Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide) and Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide)

Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.

Minor:

famotidine magnesium hydroxide

Applies to: Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide) and Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide)

Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.

Food/lifestyle interactions

Moderate food/lifestyle interactions

Moderate:

calcium carbonate Food/Lifestyle

Applies to: Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide)

Calcium absorption may be increased by taking it with food. However, foods high in oxalic acid (spinach or rhubarb), or phytic acid (bran and whole grains) may decrease calcium absorption.

Calcium may be taken with food to increase absorption. Consider spacing calcium administration for at least 2 hours before or after consuming foods high in oxalic acid or phytic acid.

Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns. 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.

Minor food/lifestyle interactions

Minor:

famotidine Nicotine

Applies to: Acid Controller Complete (calcium carbonate / famotidine / magnesium hydroxide)

Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.

Disease interactions

17 potential interactions Applies to: 14 conditions, including Seizures, Arrhythmia, Head Injury, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Sarcoidosis.

Achlorhydria

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The calcium carbonate in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Achlorhydria.

Calcium is absorbed from the intestinal tract by active transport and passive diffusion. Malabsorption syndromes (celiac disease, GI resection), deficiency of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, or calcitonin, or an alkaline gastric pH (achlorhydria, carbonate or phosphate salts) can decrease the absorption of oral formulations of calcium. Calcium is available in oral and parenteral formulations.

Arrhythmia

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The calcium carbonate in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Arrhythmia.

Calcium is involved in cardiac muscle contraction and electrical impulse conduction. Therapy with calcium salt formulations (particularly IV) should be administered cautiously to patients with cardiac disease. Patients receiving cardiac glycosides and concomitant IV calcium may experience arrhythmias. Therapy with IV calcium should be administered slowly and at reduced dosages in patients with cardiac disease.

Brain Tumor

Moderate:

enzalutamide

Enzalutamide has a moderate potential interaction with Brain Tumor.

Seizures occurred in 0.5% of patients receiving enzalutamide in clinical trials. Patients with predisposing factors for seizures were generally excluded. Caution is advised if using in patients with possible predisposing factors such as history of seizures, history of trauma or head injury, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, Alzheimer's disease, meningioma or brain tumor or infection, and any unexplained loss of consciousness in the past 12 months. Enzalutamide should be discontinued permanently in any patient who develops a seizure during treatment.

CNS Infection

Moderate:

enzalutamide

Enzalutamide has a moderate potential interaction with CNS Infection.

Seizures occurred in 0.5% of patients receiving enzalutamide in clinical trials. Patients with predisposing factors for seizures were generally excluded. Caution is advised if using in patients with possible predisposing factors such as history of seizures, history of trauma or head injury, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, Alzheimer's disease, meningioma or brain tumor or infection, and any unexplained loss of consciousness in the past 12 months. Enzalutamide should be discontinued permanently in any patient who develops a seizure during treatment.

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The famotidine in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.

Histamine H2 receptor antagonists should not be used in the presence of vomit with blood, or bloody or black stools. These might be serious conditions and the diagnosis needs to be ruled out.

Gastrointestinal Obstruction

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The magnesium hydroxide in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Gastrointestinal Obstruction.

The use of laxatives is contraindicated in patients with intestinal obstruction disorders. Patients with intestinal obstruction disorders may need their underlying condition treated to correct the constipation. Some laxatives require reduction in the colon to their active form to be effective which may be a problem in patients with intestinal obstruction.

Head Injury

Moderate:

enzalutamide

Enzalutamide has a moderate potential interaction with Head Injury.

Seizures occurred in 0.5% of patients receiving enzalutamide in clinical trials. Patients with predisposing factors for seizures were generally excluded. Caution is advised if using in patients with possible predisposing factors such as history of seizures, history of trauma or head injury, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, Alzheimer's disease, meningioma or brain tumor or infection, and any unexplained loss of consciousness in the past 12 months. Enzalutamide should be discontinued permanently in any patient who develops a seizure during treatment.

History - Cerebrovascular Disease

Moderate:

enzalutamide

Enzalutamide has a moderate potential interaction with History - Cerebrovascular Disease.

Seizures occurred in 0.5% of patients receiving enzalutamide in clinical trials. Patients with predisposing factors for seizures were generally excluded. Caution is advised if using in patients with possible predisposing factors such as history of seizures, history of trauma or head injury, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, Alzheimer's disease, meningioma or brain tumor or infection, and any unexplained loss of consciousness in the past 12 months. Enzalutamide should be discontinued permanently in any patient who develops a seizure during treatment.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The magnesium hydroxide in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The use of laxatives is contraindicated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease may experience colonic perforation with use of stimulant laxatives.

Malabsorption Syndrome

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The calcium carbonate in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Malabsorption Syndrome.

Calcium is absorbed from the intestinal tract by active transport and passive diffusion. Malabsorption syndromes (celiac disease, GI resection), deficiency of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, or calcitonin, or an alkaline gastric pH (achlorhydria, carbonate or phosphate salts) can decrease the absorption of oral formulations of calcium. Calcium is available in oral and parenteral formulations.

Phosphate Imbalance

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The calcium carbonate in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Phosphate Imbalance.

Elevated serum concentrations of calcium and phosphate can exceed the solubility level and result in calcium- phosphate precipitates that deposit in vascular and renal systems as well as other soft tissues of the body. Therapy with calcium should be administered with extreme caution in patients with hyperphosphatemia (hypoparathyroidism or severe renal impairment). Administration of oral calcium acetate or calcium carbonate, in addition to providing calcium, complexes phosphates within the GI tract. These complexes are eliminated in the feces. Clinical monitoring of serum calcium and phosphate concentrations is necessary.

Renal Dysfunction

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The magnesium hydroxide in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Renal Dysfunction.

Magnesium is eliminated by the kidney. The serum concentration of magnesium is increased in patients with renal impairment. Magnesium toxicity includes CNS depression, muscular paralysis, respiratory depression, hypotension and prolonged cardiac conduction time. Disappearance of the patellar reflex is a useful clinical sign of magnesium intoxication. Therapy with magnesium should be administered cautiously and dosages should be modified in patients with compromised renal function. Clinical monitoring of serum magnesium levels is recommended.

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The calcium carbonate in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Renal Dysfunction.

Absorption of oral calcium formulations may be altered and elimination of calcium by the kidney decreased with renal impairment. Hyperphosphatemia occurs during renal failure. Calcium acetate or calcium carbonate, in addition to providing calcium, complexes phosphates within the GI tract. Calcium carbonate can partially correct metabolic acidosis associated with chronic renal failure. Clinical monitoring of renal function and serum calcium and phosphate concentrations is necessary.

Moderate:

Acid Controller Complete

The famotidine in Acid Controller Complete has a moderate potential interaction with Renal Dysfunction.

Famotidine is partially eliminated by the kidney as unchanged drug, the extent of which is dependent upon the route of administration (25% to 30% oral; 65% to 70% intravenous). The elimination half-life of famotidine may be prolonged considerably in patients with severe renal impairment (CrCl < 10 mL/min), possibly exceeding 20 hours and approaching approximately 24 hours in anuric patients. Since central nervous system adverse effects such as grand mal seizures and psychic disturbances have been reported in patients with moderate (CrCl < 50 mL/min) and severe renal impairment, dosage adjustments are recommended for these patients. Reducing the normally recommended dosage by one-half or prolonging the dosing interval to 36 to 48 hours may be appropriate, depending on the patient's clinical response.

Moderate:

enzalutamide

Enzalutamide has a moderate potential interaction with Renal Dysfunction.

Enzalutamide has not been assessed in patients with severe renal impairment or end-stage renal disease. Caution is advised if used on these patients. No initial dosage adjustment is required on patients with mild to moderate renal impairment.

Sarcoidosis

Major:

Acid Controller Complete

The calcium carbonate in Acid Controller Complete has a major potential interaction with Sarcoidosis.

Hypercalciuria, with or without hypercalcemia, may occasionally occur in patients with sarcoidosis. Elevated calcium levels may result from increased intestinal absorption of calcium, which is related to the extrarenal production of vitamin D by mononuclear phagocytes present within the sarcoid granuloma. Therapy with calcium salts should be administered cautiously and only if necessary in patients with sarcoidosis.

Seizures

Moderate:

enzalutamide

Enzalutamide has a moderate potential interaction with Seizures.

Seizures occurred in 0.5% of patients receiving enzalutamide in clinical trials. Patients with predisposing factors for seizures were generally excluded. Caution is advised if using in patients with possible predisposing factors such as history of seizures, history of trauma or head injury, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, Alzheimer's disease, meningioma or brain tumor or infection, and any unexplained loss of consciousness in the past 12 months. Enzalutamide should be discontinued permanently in any patient who develops a seizure during treatment.

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Acid Controller Complete

A total of 546 drugs are known to interact with Acid Controller Complete.

enzalutamide

A total of 703 drugs are known to interact with enzalutamide.

Drug Interaction Classification

These classifications are only a guideline. The relevance of a particular drug interaction to a specific individual is difficult to determine. Always consult your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any medication.
Major Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit.
Moderate Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances.
Minor 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.
Unknown No interaction information available.

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