Drug interactions
Balsalazide + Tigecycline
Severity: Minor
Balsalazide and Tigecycline: minor interaction.
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Summary
Balsalazide requires colonic bacterial azoreduction to release mesalamine. Tigecycline is given intravenously and has limited effect on colonic flora, so any reduction in activation is theoretical and unlikely to matter.
What this interaction means in plain words
Balsalazide and Tigecycline have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Balsalazide belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Tigecycline belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Theoretical antibiotic-related disruption of colonic bacteria needed to activate balsalazide.
What to do
No action is needed beyond awareness. Monitor colitis symptoms if a prolonged antibiotic course is required.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Balsalazide
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Balsalazide with Tigecycline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Balsalazide and Tigecycline have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Balsalazide requires colonic bacterial azoreduction to release mesalamine. Tigecycline is given intravenously and has limited effect on colonic flora, so any reduction in activation is theoretical and unlikely to matter.
How serious is the interaction between Balsalazide and Tigecycline?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No action is needed beyond awareness. Monitor colitis symptoms if a prolonged antibiotic course is required.
What other medicines interact with Balsalazide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Balsalazide with, for example, Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live, Varicella virus vaccine live, Aceclofenac. The full list is on the Balsalazide page.
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