Drug Interactions between Tarceva and Tylenol

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

Tarceva (erlotinib)
Tylenol (acetaminophen)

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Interactions between your drugs

No interactions were found between Tarceva and Tylenol. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Tarceva

A total of 177 drugs are known to interact with Tarceva.

Tarceva is in the drug class EGFR inhibitors.
Tarceva is used to treat the following conditions:
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer

Tylenol

A total of 116 drugs are known to interact with Tylenol.

Tylenol is in the drug class miscellaneous analgesics.
Tylenol is used to treat the following conditions:
- Fever
- Muscle Pain
- Pain
- Sciatica

Drug and food interactions

Moderate

erlotinib food

Applies to: Tarceva (erlotinib)

Erlotinib should be taken on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal and at the same time each day unless otherwise directed by your doctor. You should also avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice while taking erlotinib. Food and grapefruit can raise the levels of erlotinib in your body and lead to increased side effects. Do not increase or decrease the amount of grapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor.

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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.

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.

Further information

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