Mercaptopurine Interactions
There are 300 drugs known to interact with mercaptopurine, along with 5 disease interactions, and 1 alcohol/food interaction. Of the total drug interactions, 60 are major, 225 are moderate, and 15 are minor.
- View all 300 medications that may interact with mercaptopurine
- View mercaptopurine alcohol/food interactions (1)
- View mercaptopurine disease interactions (5)
Most frequently checked interactions
View interaction reports for mercaptopurine and the medicines listed below.
- Asacol (mesalamine)
- Asacol (mesalamine)
- Cymbalta (duloxetine)
- Cymbalta (duloxetine)
- Fish Oil (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids)
- Fish Oil (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids)
- Humira (adalimumab)
- Humira (adalimumab)
- Lexapro (escitalopram)
- Lexapro (escitalopram)
- Lialda (mesalamine)
- Lialda (mesalamine)
- Lyrica (pregabalin)
- Lyrica (pregabalin)
- Nexium (esomeprazole)
- Nexium (esomeprazole)
- Pentasa (mesalamine)
- Pentasa (mesalamine)
- Remicade (infliximab)
- Remicade (infliximab)
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
Mercaptopurine alcohol/food interactions
There is 1 alcohol/food interaction with mercaptopurine.
Mercaptopurine disease interactions
There are 5 disease interactions with mercaptopurine which include:
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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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