Protease inhibitors Clarithromycin

Specific concomitant medications or consumptions (check specific statin package insert for warnings) fibrates (especially gemfibrozil, but other fibrates too), nicotinic acid (rarely), cyclosporine, azole antifungals such as itraconazole and ketoconazole, macrolide antibiotics such as erythromycin and clarithromycin, protease inhibitors used to treat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, nefazodone (antidepressant), verapamil, amiodarone, large quantities of grapefruit juice (usually more than 1 quart per day), and alcohol abuse (independently predisposes to myopathy)... 

Azalides azithromycin Azoles fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, and voriconazole Macrolides erythromycin, clarithromycin Protease inhibitors amprenavir, indinavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir, and saquinavir Quinolones ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin. 

Pimozide Drugs that prolong the QT interval - CYP3A inhibitors (eg, clarithromycin, dirithromycin, erythromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole, nefazodone, protease inhibitors, sertraline, telithromycin, troleandomycin, voriconazole)... 

Drugs that can increase carbamazepine serum levels include cimetidine, danazol, diltiazem, erythromycin, felbamate, clarithromycin, fluoxetine, isoniazid, niacinamide, propoxyphene, ketaconazole, itraconazole, verapamil, valproate, troleandomycin, loratadine, nicotinamide, tricyclic antidepressants, SSRIs, nefazodone, protease inhibitors. 

Drugs that might be affected by lopinavir/ritonavir include ergot derivatives, oral contraceptives, antiarrhythmics, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, HIV protease inhibitors, atovaquone, calcium channel blockers, ketoconazole, itraconazole, pimozide, cisapride, clarithromycin, disulfiram, metronidazole, immunosuppressants, midazolam, triazolam, narcotic analgesics, rifabutin and rifabutin metabolite, sildenafil, warfarin, bupropion, clozapine, desipramine, piroxicam, quinidine, theophylline, and zolpidem. 

Drugs that may be affected by nevirapine include rifamycins, clarithromycin, oral contraceptives, efavirenz, ketoconazole, methadone, protease inhibitors, warfarin, zidovudine. 

Drugs that may affect tacrolimus include nephrotoxic agents (aminoglycosides, amphotericin B, cisplatin, cyclosporine), antifungals, bromocriptine, calcium channel blockers, cimetidine, clarithromycin, danazol, diltiazem, erythromycin, methylprednisolone, metoclopramide, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifamycins, cisapride, chloramphenicol, metronidazole, nefazodone, omeprazole, protease inhibitors, macrolide antibiotics, fosphenytoin, and St. John s wort. 

Drugs that may increase sirolimus blood concentrations include the following Nicardipine, verapamil, clotrimazole, fluconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, erythromycin, troleandomycin, cisapride, metoclopramide, bromocriptine, cimetidine, danazol, HIV-protease inhibitors, cyclosporine, diltiazem, azole antifungals. 

A triple therapy regimen with combinations of clarithromycin or azithromycin plus ethambutol plus rifabutin is the current standard of care. However rifabutin may be omitted in HIV-infected patients on protease inhibitors because of significant interactions (Table 19). 

The risk of myopathy appears to be increased by high levels of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitory activity in plasma. Lovastatin is metabolized by the CYP isoform 3A4. Certain drugs, that share this metabolic pathway can raise the plasma levels of lovastatin and may increase the risk of myopathy. These include cyclosporine, itraconazole, ketoconazole and other antifungal azoles, the macrolide antibiotics erythromycin and clarithromycin, HIV protease inhibitors, the antidepressant nefazodone, or large quantities of grapefruit juice (greater than 1 quart daily)... 

Lopinavir/Ritonavir (Kaletra) [Anrirelroviral/Protease Inhibitor] Uses HIV Infxn Action Protease inhibitor Dose Adults. Tx naive 2 tab PO daily or 1 tab PO bid Tx experiencedpt 1 tab PO bid (T dose if w/ amprenavir, efavirenz, fosamprenavir, nelfinavir, nevirapine) Peds. 7-15 kg 12/3 mg/kg PO bid 15-40 kg 10/2.5 mg/kg PO bid >40 kg Adult dose w/ food Caution [C, /-] Numerous interactions Contra w/drugs dependent on CYP3A/CYP2D6 (Table VI-8) Disp Tab, soln SE Avoid disulfiram (soln has EtOH), metronidazole GI upset, asthenia, T cholesterol/triglycerides, pancreatitis protease metabolic synd Interactions T Effects Wl clarithromycin, erythromycin T effects OF amiodarone, amprenavir, azole andfungals, bepridil, cisapride, cyclosporine, CCBs, ergot alkaloids, flecainide, flurazepam, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, indinavir, lidocaine, meperidine, midazolam, pimozide, propafenone, propoxyphene, quinidine, rifabutin, saquinavir, sildenafil, tacrolimus, terfenadine, triazolam, zolpidem 1 effects Wl barbiturates, carbamazepine, dexamethasone, didanosine, efavirenz, nevirapine, phenytoin, rifabutin, rifampin, St. John s wort 1 effects OF OCPs, warfarin EMS Use andarrhythmics and benzodiazepines... 

CLARITHROMYCIN, ERYTHROMYCIN PROTEASE INHIBITORS Possibly t adverse effects of macrolide with atazanavir, ritonavir (with or without lopinavir) and saquinavir Inhibition of CYP3A4- and possibly CYP1 A2-mediated metabolism. Altered transport via P-gp may be involved. Amprenavir and indinavir are also possibly t by erythromycin Consider alternatives unless there is Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection if combined, 1 dose by 50% (75% in the presence of renal failure with a creatinine clearance of <30mL/min)... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amphetamines, aprepitant, astemizole, atazanavir, azithromycin, azole antifungals, clarithromycin, darunavir, dirithromycin, erythromycin, fluoxetine, fosamprenavir, grapefruit juice, imatinib, indinavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole, methylphenidate, nefazodone, nelfinavir, nilotinib, pemoline, phenothiazines, protease inhibitors, quinidine, ritonavir, saquinavir, sertraline, sparfloxacin, sulpiride, telithromycin, thioridazine, tipranavir, tricyclic antidepressants, troleandomycin, voriconazole, zileuton, ziprasidone... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with aspirin, carbamazepine, clarithromycin, enoxaparin, HIV protease inhibitors, itraconazole, ketoconazole, phenobarbital, phenytoin, posaconazole, ritonavir, St John s wort, voriconazole... 

HIV protease inhibitors Indinavir Nelfinavir Ritonavir Saquinavir Amiodarone not Azithromycin Cimetidme Clarithromycin . Diltiazem Erythromycin Fluoxetine Fluvoxamine Grapefruit Juice Itraconazole Ketoconazole Mibefradil Nefezodone Troleandomydn Verapamil... 

Clarithromycin, danazol, diltiazem, erythromycin, fluconazole, fluvoxamine, grapefruit juice, itraconazole, ketoconazole, methylprednisolone, methyltestosterone, nicardipine, norethisterone, protease inhibitors, verapamil... 

A4 Amiodarone, azole antifungals, cimetidine, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, erythromycin, fluoroquinolones, grapefruit juice, HIV protease inhibitors, metronidazole, quinine. SSRIs, tacrolimus Antiarrhythmics, antidepressants, azole antifungals, benzodiazepines, calcium channel blockers, cyclosporine, delavirdine, doxorubicin, efavirenz, erythromycin, estrogens, HIV protease inhibitors, nefazodone. paclitaxel, proton pump inhibitors, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, rifabutin, rifampin, sildenafil, SSRIs, tamoxifen, trazodone, vinca anticancer agents... 

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