Methoxyflurane/Tetracyclines 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:
The cause of the interaction is not known.
What might happen:
When these two medicines are used together, you may experience kidney damage.
What you should do about this interaction:
Methoxyflurane is only used during surgical procedures. If you are to have either inpatient or outpatient surgery, make sure all of your healthcare professionals are aware of all of the different medicines that you are taking.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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