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erythromycin Oral

Does erythromycin Oral interact with other medications?

erythromycin Oral may interact with the following medications

Severe Interactions of erythromycin Oral:
These medications are not usually taken together. Consult your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) for more in formation.

SELECTED MACROLIDES/SELECTED HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS
ERYTHROMYCIN/LINCOSAMIDES
AZITHRO; CLARITHRO; ERYTHROMYCIN/SLT QT PROLONGING AGENTS
STRONG AND MODERATE CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/LOMITAPIDE
ERYTHROMYCIN/PITAVASTATIN (>1 MG)
SELECTED CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/TOLTERODINE (>1 MG OR >2 MG ER)
ERYTHROMYCIN/LURASIDONE (> 80 MG)
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/DRONEDARONE
SELECTED CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/VARDENAFIL (> 5 MG)
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/ELETRIPTAN
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/PIMOZIDE
SELECTED AGENTS/MIBEFRADIL
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/ERGOTAMINE DERIVATIVES
ANTIBIOTICS/LIVE TYPHOID VACCINE
ERYTHROMYCIN/GREPAFLOXACIN
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/CISAPRIDE
MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/ASTEMIZOLE; TERFENADINE

Serious Interactions of erythromycin Oral:
These medications may interact and cause very harmful effects. Consult your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) for more in formation.

CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN/QUINUPRISTIN-DALFOPRISTIN
ERYTHROMYCIN/SELECTED AZOLE ANTIFUNGALS
SELECTED MACROLIDES/SELECTED CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
ERYTHROMYCIN/TROLEANDOMYCIN
AZITHRO; CLARITHRO; ERYTHROMYCIN/SLT QT PROLONGING AGENTS
STRONG-MODERATE 3A4 &-OR P-GP INHIBITORS/BOSUTINIB
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/SAQUINAVIR
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/ILOPERIDONE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/LOPINAVIR
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/TOREMIFENE
MODERATE CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/COLCHICINE
MODERATE CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/TOLVAPTAN
AZITHROMYCIN;ERYTHROMYCIN;TROLEANDOMYCIN/QUINIDINE; QUININE
P-GLYCOPROTEIN (P-GP) INHIBITORS/TOPOTECAN
ANTIBIOTICS/LIVE BCG VACCINE
SELECTED CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/ALFENTANIL; FENTANYL; OXYCODONE
SELECTED MACROLIDES/SELECTED IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS;TEMSIROLIMUS
MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/DIGOXIN, ORAL
MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/CARBAMAZEPINE
MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/CYCLOSPORINE
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/SELECTED ANTICOAGULANTS

Moderate Interactions of erythromycin Oral:
These medications may cause some risk when taken together. Consult your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) for more in formation.

ERYTHROMYCIN/RIFABUTIN
CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; TELITHROMYCIN/SLT QT AGENTS
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/ALFUZOSIN
SELECTED QT PROLONGERS/FINGOLIMOD
STRONG AND MODERATE CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/IVACAFTOR
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/CRIZOTINIB
P-GP AND WEAK-MODERATE CYP 3A4 INHIBITORS/RIVAROXABAN
SELECTED CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/VARDENAFIL (<= 5 MG)
ERYTHROMYCIN/LURASIDONE (<= 80 MG)
ERYTHROMYCIN/ATORVASTATIN; PITAVASTATIN (<=1MG); PRAVASTATIN
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/ROMIDEPSIN
ERYTHROMYCIN/ALMOTRIPTAN
MODERATE CYP3A4; PGP INHIBITORS/EVEROLIMUS
ERYTHROMYCIN/RANOLAZINE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/FESOTERODINE
ERYTHROMYCIN/BUSPIRONE
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/QUETIAPINE
ERYTHROMYCIN/ESZOPICLONE; ZOPICLONE
MODERATE CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/EPLERENONE
SELECTED CYP3A4 INHIBITORS/TOLTERODINE (<=1 MG OR <=2 MG ER)
MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/BENZODIAZEPINES
ERYTHROMYCIN/CILOSTAZOL
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/CORTICOSTEROIDS
SELECTED MACROLIDE ANTIBIOTICS/SELECTED XANTHINE DERIVATIVES

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