Drug interactions
Famotidine + Nilotinib
Severity: Moderate
Famotidine and Nilotinib: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Nilotinib absorption depends on an acidic gastric environment, and acid suppression can lower its exposure. This may reduce antineoplastic efficacy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Famotidine and Nilotinib 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.
Famotidine belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Nilotinib belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Famotidine raises gastric pH, reducing the solubility and absorption of nilotinib.
What to do
Give famotidine about 10 hours before and 2 hours after nilotinib, or use an antacid separated from nilotinib by about 2 hours.
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 Famotidine
Other interactions of Nilotinib
- Amiodarone + Nilotinib Contraindicated
- Arsenic trioxide + Nilotinib Contraindicated
- Disopyramide + Nilotinib Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Nilotinib Contraindicated
- Dronedarone + Nilotinib Contraindicated
- Droperidol + Nilotinib Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Famotidine with Nilotinib?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Famotidine and Nilotinib 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. Nilotinib absorption depends on an acidic gastric environment, and acid suppression can lower its exposure. This may reduce antineoplastic efficacy.
How serious is the interaction between Famotidine and Nilotinib?
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 famotidine about 10 hours before and 2 hours after nilotinib, or use an antacid separated from nilotinib by about 2 hours.
What other medicines interact with Famotidine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Famotidine with, for example, Atazanavir, Dasatinib, Infigratinib. The full list is on the Famotidine page.
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