Videx (didanosine) is classified as a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). It is used in the treatment of HIV infection.

Not to be taken with antihypertensives or before surgery requiring general anesthesia. Reported to interact positively with didanosine (Videx) a drug that treats HIV infection. And more . . .

There are many drugs used to treat viral infections. The drugs used to treat topical viral infections such as Herpes Simplex type I are: acyclovir (zovirax), Docosanol (Abreva), penciclovir (Denavir). Drugs used to treat Herpes Zoster include Capsaicin (Capsin, Zostix, Zostix-Hp). Drugs used to treat systemic viral infections come in many categories as listed below: Drugs for Aids: -CD4 lymphocytes Nucleoside and nucleotide Inhibitor drugs for HIV/AIDS: -Abacavir (Ziagen); Adefovir (Dipivoxil); Didanosine (DDI, Videx); Emtricitabine (FTC, Coviracil); Lamivudine (3TC, Epivir); Stavudine (d4T, Zerit); Tenofovir (Viread); Zalcitabine (ddC, Hivid); Zidovudine (AZT, Aztec, Retrovir) Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor: -Delavirdine (Rescriptor); Efavirenz (Sustiva); Nevirapine (Viramune) Protease Inhibitor: -Amprenavir (Agenerase); Indinavir (Crixivan); Neflinavir (Viracept); Ritonavir (Novir); Saquinavir (Fortovase, Invirase) Combination Drugs: -Kaletra (Lopinavir, Ritonavir); Combivir (Lamivudine/ Zidovudine); Scriptene (didanosine, Zidovudine); Trizivir (Abacavir, Lamivudine, Zidovudine) Other Drugs used for HIV/AIDS: -aldesleukin (Porleukin); Ampligen; Atevirdine mesylate; AZDU; Calanolide A; carbovir; CD4 human immunoglobulin; cytolin; Dextran Sulfate; Diethyldthiocarbamate (Imuthiol); Foscarnet (Foscavir); Gamimune N Immunoglobulin (Hivig); Hydroxyurea (Hydrea, Mylocel); Immune globulin (Gamimune N); Immupath; Interferon alfa-n3 (alferon LDO); Interferon beta-1a (Avonex, Rebif); Interferon beta-1b (Betaseron); Interleukin-10 (Tenovil); Lidakol; Multikine; Probucol (Panavir); Recombinant human CD4 (Receptin); Soluble T4; Thymopentin (Timunox); Trichosanthin; tumor necrosis factor; VaxSyn HIV - 1; Zintevir.

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Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:

•antibiotics like chloroquine, clarithromycin, erythromycin, grepafloxacin, pentamidine, sparfloxacin, troleandomycin

•arsenic trioxide

•cisapride

•droperidol

•halofantrine

•haloperidol

•medicines for irregular heart beat like amiodarone, bretylium, disopyramide, dofetilide, procainamide, quinidine, sotalol

•pimozide

•ranolazine

•rasagiline

•selegiline

•sertindole

•ziprasidone

This medicine may also interact with the following medications:

•alcohol

•alfuzosin

•antibiotics like gatifloxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin, mefloquine, moxifloxacin, ofloxacin, telithromycin

•antihistamines for allergy, cough and cold

•desipramine

•MAOIs like Carbex, Eldepryl, Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate

•medicines for blood pressure

•medicines for depression, anxiety, or psychotic disturbances

•medicines for irregular heart beat like flecainide, propafenone

•medicines for nausea or vomiting like dolasetron, ondansetron, palonosetron

•medicines for seizures like carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin

•medicines for sleep

•medicines for sleep during surgery

•medicines to numb the skin

•muscle relaxers

•narcotic medicines for pain

•octreotide

•peginterferon Alfa-2b

•phenothiazines like chlorpromazine, mesoridazine, prochlorperazine, thioridazine

•rifampin, rifapentine

•some medcines for cancer like dasatinib, lapatinib, sunitinib

•some medicines for HIV like delavirdine, didanosine, efavirenz, nevirapine

•St. John's wort

•tacrolimus

•tramadol

•vardenafil

•vorinostat

This list may not describe all possible interactions. Give your health care provider a list of all the medicines, herbs, non-prescription drugs, or dietary supplements you use. Also tell them if you smoke, drink alcohol, or use illegal drugs. Some items may interact with your medicine.