Azathioprine Oral
In Depth
- Uses and How to Use
- Dosage and Storage
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Images
Pronounced: (aze-uh-THIGH-oh-preen)
Azathioprine Oral Interactions
Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur:
- past or present use of alkylating-type cancer drugs (e.g., chlorambucil, cyclophosphamide, melphalan)
- mercaptopurine
- natalizumab
If you are currently using or have used any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting azathioprine.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:
- ACE inhibitors (e.g., benazepril, lisinopril)
- allopurinol
- aminosalicylates (e.g., olsalazine, sulfasalazine)
- "blood thinners" (e.g., enoxaparin, heparin, warfarin)
- drugs affecting the bone marrow (e.g., trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, cancer chemotherapy drugs)
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
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