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Drug Interactions between cephalexin and prednisone

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Interactions between your drugs

No interactions were found between cephalexin and prednisone. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.

cephalexin

A total of 54 drugs are known to interact with cephalexin.

prednisone

A total of 624 drugs are known to interact with prednisone.

Drug and food interactions

Moderate

cephalexin food

Applies to: cephalexin

ADJUST DOSING INTERVAL: Oral products containing zinc such as mineral supplements and multivitamins may interfere with the gastrointestinal absorption of cephalexin, ceftibuten or cephradine. In one pharmacokinetic study (n=12), concurrent administration of zinc sulfate (250 mg, single oral dose) and cephalexin (500 mg, single oral dose) decreased cephalexin maximum concentration (Cmax) and systemic exposure (AUC; 0-inf) by 31.05% and 27.4%, respectively. However, in the same study, when zinc sulfate was administered 3 hours after the cephalexin dose, no significant alteration in cephalexin pharmacokinetics were observed.

MANAGEMENT: Oral medications or mineral supplements that contain zinc are recommended to be administered at least 3 hours after the cephalexin, ceftibuten or cephradine dose.

References (3)
  1. Ding Y, Jia Y, Li F, et al. (2011) "The Effect of Staggered Administration of Zinc Sulfate on the Pharmacokinetics of Oral Cephalexin*" Br J Clin Pharmacol, 73, p. 422-7
  2. World Health Organization (2020) WHO Public Assessment Reports (WHOPARs) https://extranet.who.int/pqweb/medicines/prequalification-reports/whopars
  3. Okamura M, Terada t, KatsuraT, Saito H, Inui K (2003) "Inhibitory effect of zinc on PEPT1-mediated transport of glycylsarcosine and beta-lactam antibiotics in human intestinal cell line Caco-2" Pharm Res, 20, p. 1389-93

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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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