Sandimmune IV

Sandimmune IV Interactions

See also the How to Use section.

Drug interactions may change how your medications work or increase your risk for serious side effects. This document does not contain all possible drug interactions. Keep a list of all the products you use (including prescription/nonprescription drugs and herbal products) and share it with your doctor and pharmacist. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicines without your doctor's approval.

Some products that may interact with this drug include:

• aliskiren
• birth control pills
• bosentan
• carvedilol
• caspofungin
• coal tar
• digoxin
• etoposide
• ezetimibe
• other immunosuppressants (e.g., azathioprine, methotrexate, sirolimus)
• drugs that worsen kidney problems (e.g., acyclovir, aminoglycoside antibiotics including tobramycin; amphotericin B; colchicine; fibrates including fenofibrate; melphalan; NSAIDs including diclofenac and sulindac; ranitidine; sulfa drugs including sulfamethoxazole; vancomycin)
• live vaccines
• drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove cyclosporine from your system (such as allopurinol; amiodarone; azole antifungals including fluconazole and ketoconazole; barbiturates including phenobarbital; bromocriptine; calcium channel blockers including diltiazem, nicardipine, and verapamil; cimetidine; HIV protease inhibitors including indinavir; imatinib; macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin; certain man-made male hormones such as danazol and methyltestosterone; methylprednisolone; metoclopramide; metronidazole; nafcillin; nefazodone; octreotide; quinupristin/dalfopristin; rifamycins including rifampin; certain anti-seizure drugs including carbamazepine and phenytoin; St. Johns wort; ticlopidine)
• nifedipine
• orlistat
• certain quinolones (ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin)
• repaglinide
• rosuvastatin
• other statins (atorvastatin)
• sulfinpyrazone
• tacrolimus
• temsirolimus
• terbinafine
• tolterodine
• drugs that may increase potassium levels (e.g., ACE inhibitors including lisinopril, ARBs including losartan, potassium supplements, "water pill" including amiloride, spironolactone)

Do not use potassium-containing salt substitutes while using this medication. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

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