Azole Antifungal Agents/Selected Rifamycins Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Rifampin or rifapentine may speed up how quickly your body processes your antifungal medicine. Also, your antifungal medicine may decrease the amount of rifampin or rifapentine that your body absorbs.
What might happen:
The anti-infective effects of both your antifungal medicine and your rifampin or rifapentine may decrease.
What you should do about this interaction:
If signs of your infection do not improve or worsen, contact your doctor. It may be necessary to adjust the dose of your medicines or to change your medicines.Your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of this drug interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not stop, start, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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