Drug Interactions between metronidazole and nalidixic acid
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- metronidazole
- nalidixic acid
Interactions between your drugs
No interactions were found between metronidazole and nalidixic acid. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
metronidazole
A total of 353 drugs are known to interact with metronidazole.
- Metronidazole is in the following drug classes: amebicides, miscellaneous antibiotics.
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Metronidazole is used to treat the following conditions:
- Amebiasis
- Aspiration Pneumonia
- Bacteremia
- Bacterial Infection
- Bacterial Vaginosis
- Balantidium coli
- Bone infection
- Clostridioides difficile Infection
- Crohn's Disease, Active (off-label)
- Crohn's Disease, Maintenance (off-label)
- Deep Neck Infection
- Dental Abscess
- Dientamoeba fragilis
- Diverticulitis
- Dracunculiasis
- Endocarditis
- Gastrointestinal Perforation (off-label)
- Giardiasis
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection
- Intraabdominal Infection
- Joint Infection
- Lemierre's Syndrome
- Meningitis
- Nongonococcal Urethritis
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Peritonitis
- Pneumonia
- Pouchitis
- Pseudomembranous Colitis
- Skin and Structure Infection
- Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
- STD Prophylaxis
- Surgical Prophylaxis
- Trichomoniasis
nalidixic acid
A total of 295 drugs are known to interact with nalidixic acid.
- Nalidixic acid is in the following drug classes: quinolones and fluoroquinolones, urinary anti-infectives.
- Nalidixic acid is used to treat the following conditions:
Drug and food interactions
metroNIDAZOLE food
Applies to: metronidazole
Consumption of alcoholic beverages or products containing alcohol or propylene glycol during treatment with metroNIDAZOLE is not recommended. Doing so may occasionally trigger a reaction in some patients similar to the disulfiram reaction, which includes unpleasant effects such as flushing, throbbing in head and neck, throbbing headache, difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, sweating, thirst, chest pain, rapid heartbeat, palpitation, low blood pressure, dizziness, lightheadedness, blurred vision, and confusion. Rarely, more severe reactions may include abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, heart failure, unconsciousness, convulsions, and even death. Patients treated with metroNIDAZOLE should continue to avoid using any products containing alcohol or propylene glycol for at least 3 days until after completion of therapy. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have questions on 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.
nalidixic acid food
Applies to: nalidixic acid
Nalidixic acid and multivitamin with minerals should not be taken orally at the same time. Products that contain magnesium, aluminum, calcium, iron, and/or other minerals may interfere with the absorption of nalidixic acid into the bloodstream and reduce its effectiveness. If possible, it may be best to avoid taking multivitamin with minerals while your are being treated with nalidixic acid. Otherwise, you should take nalidixic acid either 2 hours before or 2 hours after the multivitamin with minerals dose. Talk to a healthcare professional if you are not sure whether a product contains something that could potentially interact with your medication or if you have questions on 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.
nalidixic acid food
Applies to: nalidixic acid
Using caffeine together with nalidixic acid may increase the effects of caffeine. Contact your doctor if you experience headache, tremor, restlessness, nervousness, insomnia, and increased blood pressure or heart rate. 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 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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