Drug Interactions between Exjade and hydroxyurea
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- Exjade (deferasirox)
- hydroxyurea
Interactions between your drugs
No interactions were found between Exjade and hydroxyurea. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Exjade
A total of 598 drugs are known to interact with Exjade.
- Exjade is in the drug class chelating agents.
- Exjade is used to treat the following conditions:
hydroxyurea
A total of 285 drugs are known to interact with hydroxyurea.
- Hydroxyurea is in the drug class antimetabolites.
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Hydroxyurea is used to treat the following conditions:
- Cervical Cancer (off-label)
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Glioblastoma Multiforme (off-label)
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Plaque Psoriasis (off-label)
- Polycythemia Vera (off-label)
- Psoriasis (off-label)
- Psoriatic Arthritis (off-label)
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Solid Tumors (off-label)
- Thalassemia (off-label)
- Thrombocythemia (off-label)
Drug and food interactions
deferasirox food
Applies to: Exjade (deferasirox)
You may experience reduced absorption of deferasirox in the presence of food. Take deferasirox on an empty stomach 30 minutes before eating preferably at the same time everyday unless otherwise directed by your doctor. This will make it easier for your body to absorb the medication. The tablets should not be chewed or swallowed whole. The tablets should first be completely dispersed in water, orange juice, or apple juice, and the resulting suspension drunk immediately. After swallowing the suspension any residue should be resuspended in a small volume of the liquid and swallowed.
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
| 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. |
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