Drug interactions
Ezogabine + Gemifloxacin
Severity: Moderate
Ezogabine and Gemifloxacin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can prolong the QT interval, so combined use may increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias. Ezogabine's effect is small but dose-related and appears at higher doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ezogabine and Gemifloxacin 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.
Ezogabine belongs to Central Nervous System; Gemifloxacin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Additive effects on cardiac repolarization.
What to do
Monitor ECG and correct electrolyte disturbances when the drugs are used together. Choose another antibiotic in patients with known QT prolongation.
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 Gemifloxacin
- Arsenic trioxide + Gemifloxacin Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Gemifloxacin Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Vandetanib Contraindicated
Other interactions of Ezogabine
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ezogabine with Gemifloxacin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ezogabine and Gemifloxacin 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. Both drugs can prolong the QT interval, so combined use may increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias. Ezogabine's effect is small but dose-related and appears at higher doses.
How serious is the interaction between Ezogabine and Gemifloxacin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor ECG and correct electrolyte disturbances when the drugs are used together. Choose another antibiotic in patients with known QT prolongation.
What other medicines interact with Gemifloxacin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Gemifloxacin with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Gemifloxacin page.
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