Equagesic Oral

Equagesic 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:

• acetazolamide
• mifepristone
• ketorolac
• other drugs that can cause bleeding/bruising (including antiplatelet drugs such as clopidogrel, NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, "blood thinners" such as warfarin, SSRI antidepressants such as fluoxetine/sertraline, herbal products such as ginkgo biloba)
• corticosteroids (such as prednisone)
• bisphosphonates taken by mouth (such as alendronate)
• anti-seizure drugs (such as phenytoin, valproic acid)
• "water pills" (diuretics such as furosemide, spironolactone)
• pemetrexed
• methotrexate
• 6-mercaptopurine

If your child/adolescent is using this product, consult your doctor if they have recently received certain live vaccines (such as varicella vaccine, live flu vaccine).

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking other products that cause drowsiness, including alcohol, antihistamines (such as cetirizine, diphenhydramine), drugs for sleep or anxiety (such as alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants, and narcotic pain relievers (such as codeine).

Check the labels on all your medicines (such as cough-and-cold products) because they may contain ingredients that could cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist for more details.

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