Drug Interactions between Carafate and Pepcid Oral Suspension
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- Carafate (sucralfate)
- Pepcid Oral Suspension (famotidine)
Interactions between your drugs
No interactions were found between Carafate and Pepcid Oral Suspension. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Carafate
A total of 158 drugs are known to interact with Carafate.
- Carafate is in the drug class miscellaneous GI agents.
- Carafate is used to treat the following conditions:
Pepcid Oral Suspension
A total of 311 drugs are known to interact with Pepcid Oral Suspension.
- Pepcid oral suspension is in the drug class H2 antagonists.
- Pepcid oral suspension is used to treat the following conditions:
Drug and food interactions
sucralfate food
Applies to: Carafate (sucralfate)
When sucralfate is given with enteral (tube) feedings, the feeding tube may become clogged and/or sucralfate may not work as well. You could interrupt the feeding for 1 hour before and after the sucralfate dose. However, this still may not entirely avoid the interaction and may not always be feasible. 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.
famotidine food
Applies to: Pepcid Oral Suspension (famotidine)
Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
No 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.
See also
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. |
Further information
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