Drug interactions
Amikacin + Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride
Severity: Moderate
Amikacin and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Osmotic bowel preparations can cause fluid loss and electrolyte shifts, and dehydration worsens aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity. Altered potassium, magnesium and calcium also add to neuromuscular and cardiac risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amikacin and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Why it happens
Volume depletion and electrolyte disturbance from bowel preparation increase aminoglycoside renal injury and neuromuscular effects.
What to do
Ensure adequate hydration and check renal function and electrolytes before and after the preparation. Consider timing the aminoglycoside dose and monitoring levels in at-risk patients.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Amikacin
- Amikacin + Cidofovir Contraindicated
- Adefovir + Amikacin Major
- Amikacin + Amphotericin b Major
- Amikacin + Amphotericin b deoxycholate Major
- Amikacin + Atracurium Major
- Amikacin + Bacitracin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amikacin with Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amikacin and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Osmotic bowel preparations can cause fluid loss and electrolyte shifts, and dehydration worsens aminoglycoside nephrotoxicity. Altered potassium, magnesium and calcium also add to neuromuscular and cardiac risk.
How serious is the interaction between Amikacin and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Ensure adequate hydration and check renal function and electrolytes before and after the preparation. Consider timing the aminoglycoside dose and monitoring levels in at-risk patients.
What other medicines interact with Amikacin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amikacin with, for example, Cidofovir, Adefovir, Amphotericin b. The full list is on the Amikacin page.
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