One of the symptoms reported by patients that will catch my attention is diarrhea. This can often be an adverse effect of medication. When I see orders for medications that manage diarrhea, I really start to pay attention. Usually, this is indicative of a chronic...
I recently did a podcast on atorvastatin and thought it might be helpful to share the most common atorvastatin drug interactions that I see in clinical practice. So here it goes… Grapefruit juice and atorvastatin is an interaction that I think about. There...
An 89-year-old female has a history of frequent UTIs. She has been taking ciprofloxacin for UTI prophylaxis at 250 mg once daily for about 1 year. She has not had a UTI since starting on the ciprofloxacin. She takes it in the morning with her breakfast. She has a...
In today’s case, I will discuss the fluconazole alprazolam interaction. Here’s the case! A 56-year-old female has a history of bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic disorder, chronic back pain, and recurrent vaginal candidiasis. Her most recent issue is that...
Here’s a list of some of the most common CYP2C19 drug interactions that I have seen in clinical practice. Citalopram and Omeprazole Interaction Omeprazole can significantly increase the concentration of citalopram. Because of this drug interaction, there is a...
