Drug interactions
Ertapenem + Microbiota
Severity: Moderate
Ertapenem and Microbiota: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oral microbiota products contain live bacterial spores intended to recolonize the gut. A broad-spectrum carbapenem may reduce spore viability and blunt the preventive effect against recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ertapenem and Microbiota 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
The antibacterial activity of the carbapenem can reduce the viability of the live bacterial spores in the product.
What to do
Finish the antibiotic course before starting oral microbiota therapy, and keep the labeled interval after the last antibiotic dose (typically 2 to 4 days).
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 Ertapenem
- Ertapenem + Valproic acid Contraindicated
- Ertapenem + Typhoid vaccine live Major
- Cholera vaccine + Ertapenem Moderate
- Ertapenem + Sodium picosulfate / magnesium oxide / anhydrous citric acid Moderate
- Bcg vaccine live + Ertapenem Minor
- Ertapenem + Probenecid Minor
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ertapenem with Microbiota?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ertapenem and Microbiota 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. Oral microbiota products contain live bacterial spores intended to recolonize the gut. A broad-spectrum carbapenem may reduce spore viability and blunt the preventive effect against recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.
How serious is the interaction between Ertapenem and Microbiota?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Finish the antibiotic course before starting oral microbiota therapy, and keep the labeled interval after the last antibiotic dose (typically 2 to 4 days).
What other medicines interact with Ertapenem?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ertapenem with, for example, Valproic acid, Typhoid vaccine live, Cholera vaccine. The full list is on the Ertapenem page.
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