Drug Interaction Report
4 potential interactions and/or warnings found for the following 2 drugs:
- astemizole
- Wyamycin S (erythromycin)
Interactions between your drugs
erythromycin astemizole
Applies to: Wyamycin S (erythromycin), astemizole
Astemizole and terfenadine are no longer on the market in the US. Do not take astemizole or terfenadine with any other medication.
Drug and food interactions
astemizole food
Applies to: astemizole
Astemizole is no longer on the market in the US. Do not take astemizole with any other medication, food, or beverage.
erythromycin food
Applies to: Wyamycin S (erythromycin)
Food decreases the levels of erythromycin in your body. Take erythromycin on an empty stomach at least 30 minutes before or 2 hours after a meal. This will make it easier for your body to absorb the medication. However, some erythromycin products may be taken without regard to meals. Ask your healthcare provider about your particular prescription if you are uncertain of how to take it. Grapefruits and grapefruit juice may increase erythromycin levels but how this may affect you is not known. Do not increase or decrease the amount of grapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor.
erythromycin food
Applies to: Wyamycin S (erythromycin)
Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.
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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