Drug Interaction Report
3 potential interactions and/or warnings found for the following 2 drugs:
- pentamidine
- sulfamethoxazole
Interactions between your drugs
pentamidine sulfamethoxazole
Applies to: pentamidine, sulfamethoxazole
Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.
Drug and food interactions
sulfamethoxazole food
Applies to: sulfamethoxazole
Ask your doctor before using sulfamethoxazole together with ethanol (alcohol). Contact your doctor if you experience unpleasant side effects such as fast heartbeats, warmth or redness under your skin, tingly feeling, nausea, or vomiting. If you experience these side effects, you may need to avoid ethanol (alcohol) while taking sulfamethoxazole. You should check your food and medicine labels to see if these products contain ethanol (alcohol). It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
Therapeutic duplication is the use of more than one medicine from the same drug category or therapeutic class to treat the same condition. This can be intentional in cases where drugs with similar actions are used together for demonstrated therapeutic benefit. It can also be unintentional in cases where a patient has been treated by more than one doctor, or had prescriptions filled at more than one pharmacy, and can have potentially adverse consequences.
Antipneumocystis agents
Therapeutic duplication
The recommended maximum number of medicines in the 'antipneumocystis agents' category to be taken concurrently is usually one. Your list includes two medicines belonging to the 'antipneumocystis agents' category:
- pentamidine
- sulfamethoxazole
Note: In certain circumstances, the benefits of taking this combination of drugs may outweigh any risks. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your medications or dosage.
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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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