Tacrolimus Anticoagulants

Drugs affected by voriconazole include the following benzodiazepines, calcium channel blockers, cisapride, coumarin anticoagulants, cyclosporine, ergot alkaloids, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, NNRTIs, phenytoin, protease inhibitors, pimozide, proton pump inhibitors, quinidine, prednisolone, rifabutin, sirolimus, sulfonylureas, tacrolimus, vinca alkaloids. 

Rifampin is known to induce the hepatic microsomal enzymes that metabolize various drugs such as acetaminophen, oral anticoagulants, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, beta blockers, chloramphenicol, clofibrate, oral contraceptives, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, disopyramide, estrogens, hydantoins, mexiletine, quinidine, sulfones, sulfonylureas, theophyllines, tocainide, verapamil, digoxin, enalapril, morphine, nifedipine, ondansetron, progestins, protease inhibitors, buspirone, delavirdine, doxycycline, fluoroquinolones, losartan, macrolides, sulfonylureas, tacrolimus, thyroid hormones, TCAs, zolpidem, zidovudine, and ketoconazole. The therapeutic effects of these drugs may be decreased. 

The following drug interactions were reported for metronidazole, a chemically related nitroimidazole. Therefore, these drug interactions may occur with tinidazole. Drugs that may affect tinidazole include cholestyramine, CYP3A4 inducers and inhibitors and oxytetracycline. Drugs that may be affected by tinidazole include alcohols, anticoagulants, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, disulfiram, fluorouracil, hydantoins, and lithium. 

ANTIARRHYTHMICS - disopyramide, propafenone 2. ANTIBIOTICS-chloramphenicol, doxycycline, metronidazole, rifampicin, telithromycin 3. ANTICANCER AND IMMUNOMODULATING DRUGS - carmustine, cidosporin, corticosteroids, doxorubicin, etoposide, ima-tinib, lomustine, paditaxel, tacrolimus, tamoxifen, toremifene, vinca alkaloids 4. ANTICOAGULANTS - ORAL 5. ANTI-... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with abarelix, acenocoumarol, amisulpride, amprenavir, anisindione, anticoagulants, arsenic, astemizole, carbimazole, celiprolol, ciprofloxacin, dabigatran, degarelix, dicumarol, digoxin, diltiazem, enoxacin, fentanyl, fosamprenavir, gatifloxacin, grapefruit juice, lomefloxacin, methotrexate, moxifloxacin, nilotinib, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, oxprenolol, quinidine, quinolones, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine, ritonavir, simvastatin, sparfloxacin, sulpiride, tacrolimus, tipranavir, verapamil, warfarin, zuclopenthixol... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amiloride, aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, ampicillin, anisindione, anticoagulants, armodafinil, atorvastatin, azathioprine, azithromycin, bacampicillin, basiliximab, bezafibrate, bosentan, bupropion, carbenicillin, caspofungin, cholestyramine, clarithromycin, cloxacillin, co-trimoxazole, corticosteroids, cyclophosphamide, daclizumab, danazol, dicloxacillin, dicumarol, digoxin, diltiazem, disulfiram, echinacea, erythromycin, ethotoin, etoposide, ezetimibe, flunisolide, fluoxymesterone, fluvastatin, foscarnet, fosphenytoin, gemfibrozil, hemophilus B vaccine, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, imatinib, imipenem/cilastatin, influenza vaccines, ketoconazole, lanreotide, lopinavir, lovastatin, mephenytoin, methicillin, methoxsalen, methylphenidate, methylprednisolone, methyltestosterone, mezlocillin, mizolastine, mycophenolate, nafcillin, nisoldipine, NSAIDs, orlistat, oxacillin, penicillins, phellodendron, phenytoin, pravastatin, prednisolone, prednisone, pristinamycin, ranolazine, red rice yeast, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine, ritonavir, rosuvastatin, simvastatin, sirolimus, spironolactone, St John s wort, sulfacetamide, sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, sulfisoxazole, sulfonamides, tacrolimus, telithromycin, tenoxicam, testosterone, ticarcillin, tolvaptan, trabectedin, triamterene, troleandomycin, ursodeoxycholic acid, vaccines, vecuronium, warfarin, zofenopril... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with ACE inhibitors, cyclosporin, dexibuprofen, lithium, methotrexate, rifampicin, tacrolimus, warfarin and other oral anticoagulants... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amiodarone, anisindione, anticoagulants, azithromycin, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, dapsone, delavirdine, dicumarol, fosamprenavir, lapatinib, lopinavir, midazolam, oral contraceptives, ritonavir, solifenacin, tacrolimus, temsirolimus, tolvaptan, voriconazole... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amiodarone, amprenavir, anisindione, antacids, anticoagulants, aprepitant, atazanavir, atovaquone, beclomethasone, buprenorphine, corticosteroids, cortisone, cyclosporine, cyproterone, dabigatran, dapsone, darunavir, delavirdine, dexamethasone, dicumarol, digoxin, eszopiclone, flunisolide, fosamprenavir, gadoxetate, gestrinone, halothane, imatinib, isoniazid, itraconazole, ketoconazole, lapatinib, lorcainide, methylprednisolone, midazolam, nelfinavir, nifedipine, oral contraceptives, phenylbutazone, prednisone, protease inhibitors, pyrazinamide, ramelteon, ritonavir, saquinavir, solifenacin, sunitinib, tacrolimus, telithromycin, temsirolimus, tipranavir, tolvaptan, trabectedin, triamcinolone, triazolam, voriconazole, warfarin, zaleplon... 

Tacrolimus is metabolised by CYP3A4, the induction and inhibition of which may affect the serum levels of tacrolimus. The manufacturers also issue cautions about the concurrent use of tacrolimus and anticoagulants, antidiabetics, nephrotoxic and neurotoxic drugs. 

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