Can you eat grapefruit while taking sandoz-azithromycin?

Answer 1

Biaxin is broken down in your body partially by a process called the "CYP 3A4 Pathway." You don't need to know what that is... but grapefruit / grapefruit juice also blocks up that process a little. If you have LOTS of grapefruit, it may cause some safety concerns. A little will probably not hurt. Ask your pharmacist. Yes Biaxcin interacts with Grapefruit juice. It affects how it's broken down in your body, how it gets metobolized. It is a good idea to check with your doctor and or your pharmacist. It showed that with Clarithromycin there was not a reaction other then a delayed time release from 82 minutes to 148 minutes, so I would just use caution. You never know. Just check with the pharmacist. Drugs That Interact With Grapefruit Juice Here are some drugs that interact with grapefruit juice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you're concerned about any of your medications. Anxiety: Xanax, Buspar, Versed, Halcion Depression: Luvox, Zoloft Allergies: Allegra Abnormal heart rhythm: Cordarone, quinidine Heart disease/stroke/blood clots: Coumadin Epilepsy: Tegretol Cancer: Cyclophosphamide, etoposide, ifosfamide, tamoxifen, vinblastine, vincristine Cough: Dextromethorphan (found in many over-the-counter cold medicines) HIV: Agenerase, Crixivan, Viracept, Norvir, Fortovase Prostate enlargement: Proscar Heart disease/High blood pressure: Coreg, Cardizem, Plendil, Cardene, Adalat, Procardia, Nimotop, Sular, Covera, Calan, Verelan Erectile dysfunction: Viagra, Cialis Asthma/Emphysema: Theophylline High cholesterol: Lipitor, Lescol, Mevacor, Zocor Pain: Alfenta, Duragesic, Actiq, Sufenta Infection: Biaxin, Sporanox, erythromycin, troleandomycin

Answer 2

Not advisable without your doctor's consent. There are certain medications where grapefruit will have the effect of accelerating the dosage (too much) and in others will decrease the dosage (not enough).

Answer 3

Yes you can. Levaquin (levofloxacin) is NOT one of the medications that is affected by citrus, particularly grapefruit.

Answer 4

Is it safe to eat grapefruit while on Amoxicillan?

Answer 5

God no!