Drug interactions
Microbiota + Minocycline
Severity: Moderate
Microbiota and Minocycline: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oral microbiota products contain live bacterial spores to restore gut flora, and systemic antibiotics may kill or suppress them. This could reduce the success of recolonisation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Microbiota 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.
Why it happens
Antibacterial activity against the live bacterial spores or vegetative forms in the microbiota product reduces their efficacy.
What to do
Complete the antibiotic course and allow a washout interval of several days, as stated in the product labeling, before giving microbiota. Do not give them together.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Microbiota with Minocycline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Microbiota 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. Oral microbiota products contain live bacterial spores to restore gut flora, and systemic antibiotics may kill or suppress them. This could reduce the success of recolonisation.
How serious is the interaction between Microbiota 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: Complete the antibiotic course and allow a washout interval of several days, as stated in the product labeling, before giving microbiota. Do not give them together.
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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