Drug Interaction Report
2 potential interactions and/or warnings found for the following 2 drugs:
- Canasa (mesalamine)
- mercaptopurine
Interactions between your drugs
mercaptopurine mesalamine
Applies to: mercaptopurine, Canasa (mesalamine)
Using mercaptopurine together with mesalamine may increase the effects of mercaptopurine. Contact your doctor if you experience nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, bleeding, fever, chills, and other signs of infection. If your doctor does prescribe these medications together, you may need a dose adjustment or special test to safely use both medications. 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.
Drug and food/lifestyle interactions
mercaptopurine food/lifestyle
Applies to: mercaptopurine
You may experience reduced absorption of mercaptopurine in the presence of food. Take mercaptopurine on an empty stomach 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal. This will make it easier for your body to absorb the medication.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
No duplication 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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