Drug interactions
Gemifloxacin + Oxaprozin
Severity: Moderate
Gemifloxacin and Oxaprozin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Fluoroquinolones can lower the seizure threshold, and NSAIDs may enhance this effect in susceptible patients. Reports are limited and the risk is mainly in those with epilepsy, CNS disease or renal impairment.
What this interaction means in plain words
Gemifloxacin and Oxaprozin 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.
Gemifloxacin belongs to Anti Bacterial; Oxaprozin belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Fluoroquinolone antagonism of GABA-A receptors may be potentiated by NSAIDs; the mechanism is incompletely established.
What to do
Avoid the combination in patients with a seizure history or CNS disorders where alternatives exist. Otherwise counsel patients to report tremor, confusion or seizure activity.
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 Oxaprozin
- Ketorolac intranasal + Oxaprozin Contraindicated
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- Aceclofenac + Oxaprozin Major
- Acemetacin + Oxaprozin Major
- Acetylsalicylic acid + Oxaprozin Major
- Alteplase + Oxaprozin Major
Other interactions of Gemifloxacin
- Arsenic trioxide + Gemifloxacin Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Gemifloxacin Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Gemifloxacin + Vandetanib Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Gemifloxacin with Oxaprozin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Gemifloxacin and Oxaprozin 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. Fluoroquinolones can lower the seizure threshold, and NSAIDs may enhance this effect in susceptible patients. Reports are limited and the risk is mainly in those with epilepsy, CNS disease or renal impairment.
How serious is the interaction between Gemifloxacin and Oxaprozin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid the combination in patients with a seizure history or CNS disorders where alternatives exist. Otherwise counsel patients to report tremor, confusion or seizure activity.
What other medicines interact with Oxaprozin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Oxaprozin with, for example, Ketorolac intranasal, Ketorolac, Aceclofenac. The full list is on the Oxaprozin page.
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