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Gesticare DHA Drug Interactions
Several different medications could react negatively with Gesticare DHA. Drug interactions may occur if the prenatal vitamin is taken with tetracycline or quinolone antibiotics, aspirin, bisphosphonate medicines, or thyroid replacement drugs. These interactions could decrease the absorption of medications into the body or increase the risk of certain side effects.
An Overview of Gesticare DHA Interactions
An Overview of Gesticare DHA Interactions
Gesticare® DHA can potentially interact with a few medications. Some of the medicines that may lead to drug interactions with Gesticare DHA include:
- Bisphosphonate medications, such as:
- "Quinolone" (fluoroquinolone) antibiotics, such as:
- Ciprofloxacin (Cipro®)
- Gatifloxacin (Tequin®)
- Levofloxacin (Levaquin®)
- Moxifloxacin (Avelox®)
- Norfloxacin (Noroxin®)
- Ofloxacin (Floxin®)
- Medications that "thin" the blood (such as anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs), such as:
- Antithrombin (ATryn®, Thrombate III®)
- Argatroban
- Aspirin (Bayer® and others)
- Bivalirudin (Angiomax®)
- Cilostazol (Pletal®)
- Clopidogrel (Plavix®)
- Dabigatran (Pradaxa®)
- Dipyridamole (Persantine®)
- Drotrecogin alfa (Xigris®)
- Eptifibatide (Integrilin®)
- Fondaparinux (Arixtra®)
- Heparin or heparin-like products, including dalteparin (Fragmin®), enoxaparin (Lovenox®), or tinzaparin (Innohep®)
- Lepirudin (Refludan®)
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as:
- Celecoxib (Celebrex®)
- Diclofenac (Cambia™, Cataflam®, Flector®, Solaraze® Gel, Voltaren®, Voltaren® Gel, Voltaren®-XR, Voltaren Ophthalmic®, Zipsor®)
- Etodolac (Lodine®, Lodine® XL)
- Ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®, Nuprin®)
- Indomethacin (Indocin®, Indocin SR®)
- Ketoprofen (Orudis®, Actron®, Oruvail®)
- Ketorolac (Toradol®)
- Meloxicam (Mobic®)
- Nabumetone (Relafen®)
- Naproxen (Naprosyn®) or naproxen sodium (Aleve®, Anaprox®, Naprelan®)
- Oxaprozin (Daypro®)
- Piroxicam (Feldene®)
- Others (see List of NSAIDs for a more complete list of these medications)
- Rivaroxaban (Xarelto®)
- Thrombolytics, such as:
- Alteplase (Activase®)
- Reteplase (Retavase®)
- Streptokinase (Streptase®)
- Tenecteplase (TNKase®)
- Tetracycline antibiotics, such as:
- Doxycycline (Periostat®, Vibramycin®, and several other brands)
- Minocycline (Minocin® and several other brands)
- Tetracycline (Sumycin®)
- Thyroid replacement medications, such as:
- Liothyronine (Cytomel®)
- Liotrix (Thyrolar®)
- Levothyroxine (Levothroid®, Levoxyl®, Synthroid®, Tirosint®, Unithroid®)
- Thyroid (Armor® Thyroid, Nature-Throid®).
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD