Drug interactions
Didanosine + Minocycline
Severity: Moderate
Didanosine and Minocycline: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Buffered formulations of didanosine contain aluminum and magnesium antacids that can chelate minocycline and reduce its absorption. This may result in lower antibiotic levels.
What this interaction means in plain words
Didanosine and Minocycline 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.
Didanosine belongs to Anti Virals; Minocycline belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Chelation by polyvalent cations in didanosine buffer reduces minocycline absorption.
What to do
Give minocycline at least 2 hours before the buffered didanosine formulation. Monitor clinical response.
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 Minocycline
- Acitretin + Minocycline Contraindicated
- Isotretinoin + Minocycline Contraindicated
- Cholera vaccine + Minocycline Major
- Methoxyflurane + Minocycline Major
- Minocycline + Palovarotene Major
- Minocycline + Pexidartinib Major
Other interactions of Didanosine
- Didanosine + Elvitegravir / cobicistat / emtricitabine / tenofovir df Contraindicated
- Didanosine + Hydroxycarbamide Contraindicated
- Didanosine + Ribavirin Contraindicated
- Didanosine + Stavudine Contraindicated
- Allopurinol + Didanosine Major
- Atidarsagene autotemcel + Didanosine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Didanosine with Minocycline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Didanosine and Minocycline 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. Buffered formulations of didanosine contain aluminum and magnesium antacids that can chelate minocycline and reduce its absorption. This may result in lower antibiotic levels.
How serious is the interaction between Didanosine and Minocycline?
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 minocycline at least 2 hours before the buffered didanosine formulation. Monitor clinical response.
What other medicines interact with Minocycline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Minocycline with, for example, Acitretin, Isotretinoin, Cholera vaccine. The full list is on the Minocycline page.
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