Drug interactions
Microbiota + Ofloxacin
Severity: Moderate
Microbiota and Ofloxacin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oral microbiota products contain live bacterial spores that antibacterials can kill, reducing the intended colonization. Treatment efficacy may be lost if given too soon after antibiotics.
What this interaction means in plain words
Microbiota and Ofloxacin 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 reduces viability and engraftment of the live bacterial product.
What to do
Complete the ofloxacin course and allow a washout of 2 to 4 days before starting the microbiota product, per labeling.
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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- Ofloxacin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
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- Amiodarone + Ofloxacin Major
- Amisulpride + Ofloxacin Major
- Anagrelide + Ofloxacin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Ofloxacin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Microbiota with Ofloxacin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Microbiota and Ofloxacin 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 that antibacterials can kill, reducing the intended colonization. Treatment efficacy may be lost if given too soon after antibiotics.
How serious is the interaction between Microbiota and Ofloxacin?
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 ofloxacin course and allow a washout of 2 to 4 days before starting the microbiota product, per labeling.
What other medicines interact with Ofloxacin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ofloxacin with, for example, Thioridazine, Adagrasib, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Ofloxacin page.
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