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Drug Interactions between Benefiber (guar gum formulation) and Claritin Hives Relief

This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:

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Interactions between your drugs

No interactions were found between Benefiber (guar gum formulation) and Claritin Hives Relief. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Benefiber (guar gum formulation)

A total of 39 drugs are known to interact with Benefiber (guar gum formulation).

  • Benefiber (guar gum formulation) is in the drug class laxatives.

Claritin Hives Relief

A total of 112 drugs are known to interact with Claritin Hives Relief.

Drug and food interactions

Moderate

guar gum food

Applies to: Benefiber (guar gum formulation) (guar gum)

Guar gum may interact with other medications if given at the same time. This can cause your other medications to become less effective. In general, all oral medications should be administered at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after dosing of guar gum. Take guar gum with a full glass (at least 8 ounces) of cool water or another liquid. Taking guar gum without enough liquid may cause it to swell in the throat and cause choking.

Minor

loratadine food

Applies to: Claritin Hives Relief (loratadine)

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

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.

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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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