Drug Interaction Report
2 potential interactions and/or warnings found for the following 2 drugs:
- dirithromycin
- Pathocil (dicloxacillin)
Interactions between your drugs
dicloxacillin dirithromycin
Applies to: Pathocil (dicloxacillin), dirithromycin
Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.
Drug and food interactions
dicloxacillin food
Applies to: Pathocil (dicloxacillin)
You may experience reduced absorption of dicloxacillin in the presence of food. The effectiveness of the antibiotic may be reduced. Dicloxacillin should be administered one hour before or two hours after meals. This will make it easier for your body to absorb the medication. Penicillin V and amoxicillin are not affected by food and may be given without regard to meals.
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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