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Interações medicamentosas

Calcium + Oxytetracycline

Gravidade: Moderada

Calcium and Oxytetracycline: moderate interaction.

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Resumo

Oral calcium markedly reduces the absorption of oxytetracycline, which can lead to subtherapeutic antibiotic levels and treatment failure. Dairy-type calcium sources and supplements both contribute.

O que esta interação significa em palavras simples

Calcium and Oxytetracycline 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.

Calcium belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Oxytetracycline belongs to Anti Bacterial.

Nível de evidência: High

Por que acontece

Calcium cations chelate oxytetracycline in the gut, forming non-absorbable complexes.

O que fazer

Take oxytetracycline at least 2 hours before or 4 hours after calcium products. Consider a different antibiotic if calcium cannot be withheld.

O que perguntar ao farmacêutico

  • 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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Perguntas frequentes

Can I take Calcium with Oxytetracycline?

MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Calcium and Oxytetracycline 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 calcium markedly reduces the absorption of oxytetracycline, which can lead to subtherapeutic antibiotic levels and treatment failure. Dairy-type calcium sources and supplements both contribute.

How serious is the interaction between Calcium and Oxytetracycline?

MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Take oxytetracycline at least 2 hours before or 4 hours after calcium products. Consider a different antibiotic if calcium cannot be withheld.

What other medicines interact with Calcium?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Calcium with, for example, Ceftriaxone, Acalabrutinib, Alendronate. The full list is on the Calcium page.

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