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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Augmentin, tell your doctor and pharmacist which prescription, over-the-counter, and other medications you take. By sharing this information with them, you may help prevent possible interactions.If you have questions about drug interactions that may affect you or what not to take with Augmentin, ask your doctor or pharmacist.Here’s a table of drugs that can interact with Augmentin. Doctors typically won’t prescribe the medications listed below with Augmentin. Keep in mind that this table does not include all drugs that may interact with Augmentin. Some of these interactions are described in detail just below in “Drug interactions in depth.”Here’s a closer look at certain drug interactions of Augmentin.AllopurinolInteraction result: Taking Augmentin with allopurinol can increase the risk of rash as a side effect of Augmentin.Interaction explained: It is unknown for certain how allopurinol may increase the risk of rash with Augmentin. It’s thought that both medications have a risk of rash when taken individually. Therefore, taking Augmentin and allopurinol together may increase the risk of rash even more.Steps you or your doctor may take: Before taking Augmentin, be sure your doctor knows if you’re taking allopurinol. They can advise whether it’s safe for you to take these medications together.If you do take Augmentin while taking allopurinol, watch for skin warmth, redness, or discoloration. These are possible symptoms of a skin rash. If you have these symptoms, tell your doctor right away. They’ll recommend whether you should keep taking Augmentin or allopurinol.Oral blood thinnersBlood thinners are also known as anticoagulants. They treat or help prevent blood clots in certain situations.Interaction result: Taking Augmentin with blood thinners that you take by mouth can increase your risk of bleeding.Interaction explained: Oral blood thinners work by blocking certain clotting factors in your body. Clotting factors are substances that help your blood clot. By blocking these factors, oral anticoagulants make your blood less likely to clot. These drugs can also help prevent a blood clot you currently have from getting larger.One theory for why this interaction occurs is that Augmentin may affect bacteria in the gut that help produce clotting factors. This can lead to your body producing fewer clotting factors, which makes your blood less likely to clot. And this increases your risk of bleeding.As a result, if you take oral blood thinners with Augmentin, your risk of bleeding is greater.Examples of oral blood thinners: Below are examples of oral anticoagulants that may interact with Augmentin:warfarin (Jantoven)rivaroxaban (Xarelto)apixaban (Eliquis)dabigatran (Pradaxa)edoxaban (Savaysa)Steps you or your doctor may take: If you take Augmentin with an oral blood thinner, tell your doctor if you have any symptoms of bleeding. Examples include:unexplained bruisingbleeding from your nose or gums that takes a long time to stopbloody stool or urinecoughing up
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