Drug interactions
Cefpodoxime + Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
Severity: Moderate
Cefpodoxime and Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Cefpodoxime proxetil needs an acidic gastric environment for optimal dissolution and absorption. Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate can raise gastric pH, which may reduce cefpodoxime exposure and efficacy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cefpodoxime and Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 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.
Cefpodoxime belongs to Anti Bacterial; Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
Increased gastric pH reduces the pH-dependent dissolution and absorption of oral cefpodoxime.
What to do
Give cefpodoxime at least 2 hours before or after sodium zirconium cyclosilicate; monitor for clinical response to the antibiotic.
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 Cefpodoxime
- Aluminum hydroxide + Cefpodoxime Moderate
- Amikacin + Cefpodoxime Moderate
- Calcium carbonate + Cefpodoxime Moderate
- Calcium + Cefpodoxime Moderate
- Cefpodoxime + Cholera vaccine Moderate
- Cefpodoxime + Cimetidine Moderate
Other interactions of Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate
- Cefditoren + Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate Moderate
- Cefuroxime + Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate Moderate
- Crizotinib + Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate Moderate
- Dasatinib + Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate Moderate
- Erlotinib + Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate Moderate
- Itraconazole + Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Cefpodoxime with Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cefpodoxime and Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 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. Cefpodoxime proxetil needs an acidic gastric environment for optimal dissolution and absorption. Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate can raise gastric pH, which may reduce cefpodoxime exposure and efficacy.
How serious is the interaction between Cefpodoxime and Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Give cefpodoxime at least 2 hours before or after sodium zirconium cyclosilicate; monitor for clinical response to the antibiotic.
What other medicines interact with Cefpodoxime?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cefpodoxime with, for example, Aluminum hydroxide, Amikacin, Calcium carbonate. The full list is on the Cefpodoxime page.
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