Lamivudine-Zidovudine Oral

Lamivudine-Zidovudine Oral Interactions

The effects of some drugs can change if you take other drugs or herbal products at the same time. This can increase your risk for serious side effects or may cause your medications not to work correctly. These drug interactions are possible, but do not always occur. Your doctor or pharmacist can often prevent or manage interactions by changing how you use your medications or by close monitoring.

To help your doctor and pharmacist give you the best care, be sure to tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products) before starting treatment with this product. While using this product, do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any other medicines you are using without your doctor's approval.

Some products that may interact with this drug include:

• interferon alfa
• probenecid
• ribavirin
• stavudine
• zalcitabine
• drugs that may decrease bone marrow function or lower blood cell counts (such as ganciclovir, trimethoprim, cancer chemotherapy including doxorubicin)
• drugs that may affect the kidneys (including NSAIDs such as ibuprofen or naproxen)

Other medications can affect the removal of zidovudine from your body, which may affect how lamivudine/zidovudine works. Examples include fluconazole, rifampin, valproic acid, among others.

If you are also taking clarithromycin, take this medication at least 2 hours apart from your clarithromycin dose.

Do not take other products that contain either lamivudine or zidovudine with this medication.

Emtricitabine is similar to lamivudine and should not be taken with this medication.

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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