Drug Interaction Report
3 potential interactions and/or warnings found for the following 2 drugs:
- Colestid Flavored (colestipol)
- Prenate Enhance with DHA (multivitamin, prenatal)
Interactions between your drugs
colestipol multivitamin, prenatal
Applies to: Colestid Flavored (colestipol), Prenate Enhance with DHA (multivitamin, prenatal)
Using colestipol together with multivitamin, prenatal may decrease the effects of multivitamin, prenatal. Multivitamin, prenatal should be administered at least 4 hours before colestipol. 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 interactions
multivitamin, prenatal food
Applies to: Prenate Enhance with DHA (multivitamin, prenatal)
Food may reduce the absorption and blood levels of multivitamin, prenatal. In addition, some oral medications can also interfere with multivitamin, prenatal absorption into the bloodstream, which may make the medication less effective in treating your condition. Likewise, multivitamin, prenatal may interfere with the absorption of other orally administered medications. You should take multivitamin, prenatal on an empty stomach at least one hour before or two hours after a meal. Your doctor may be able to prescribe alternatives that do not interact, or you may need a dose adjustment or more frequent monitoring to safely use both medications. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions about how to take this or other medications you are prescribed. 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.
colestipol food
Applies to: Colestid Flavored (colestipol)
Using colestipol together with multivitamin with minerals may decrease the effects of multivitamin with minerals. Multivitamin with minerals should be administered at least 4 hours before colestipol. 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.
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.
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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