Atovaquone/Tetracycline
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
How this interaction occurs is not known.
What might happen:
The amount of atovaquone in your blood may decrease and it may not work as well.
What you should do about this interaction:
Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to perform blood tests to see if your medicine is working. Let your doctor know if your condition worsens.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
References:
1.Malarone (atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride) US prescribing information. GlaxoSmithKline March, 2010.
2.Barnett ED. Drug-Vaccine & Drug-Drug Interactions. CDC Health Information for International Travel 2012 (The Yellow Book) available at: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2012/chapter-2-the-pre-travel-consu ltation/drug-vaccine-and-drug-drug-interactions.htm July 6, 2011.





