Drug interactions
Aluminum hydroxide / magnesium carbonate + Ethambutol
Severity: Moderate
Aluminum hydroxide / magnesium carbonate and Ethambutol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Aluminium-containing antacids can reduce ethambutol absorption, which may lower its blood levels and weaken antimycobacterial effect.
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