Drug interactions
Microbiota + Oxacillin
Severity: Moderate
Microbiota and Oxacillin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oral microbiota products contain live bacterial spores meant to recolonize the gut. Concurrent oxacillin may act against them, lowering engraftment and effectiveness.
What this interaction means in plain words
Microbiota and Oxacillin 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 of oxacillin against the live microbiota components reduces colonization (pharmacodynamic antagonism).
What to do
Complete the antibiotic course and wait at least 2 to 4 days before starting oral microbiota, 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Microbiota with Oxacillin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Microbiota and Oxacillin 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 meant to recolonize the gut. Concurrent oxacillin may act against them, lowering engraftment and effectiveness.
How serious is the interaction between Microbiota and Oxacillin?
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 wait at least 2 to 4 days before starting oral microbiota, per labeling.
What other medicines interact with Oxacillin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Oxacillin with, for example, Bcg vaccine live, Chloramphenicol, Cholera vaccine. The full list is on the Oxacillin page.
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