RNAgent’s Drug Interaction Database indexes and lists prescription drugs and their interactions with herbal supplements. Search by letter or keyword to find a prescription drug and its interactions with herbal and natural ingredients.
Biaxin
- Antibiotics kill "good " bacteria, including beneficial flora in the gut, this may affect digestion and/or elimination. Supplementation with acidophilus or bifidus may aid in restoring this flora.
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- Cummings JH, Macfarlane G: Role of intestinal bacteria in nutrient metabolism, JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr, 1997, 21(6): 357-65.
- Gorbach SL: Bengt E. Gustafsson Memorial Lecture, Function of the Normal Human Microflora, Scand J Infect Dis Suppl, 1986, 49:17-30.
- Biaxin may hinder the absorption of some B vitamins and vitamin K. Supplementation may be beneficial with long term use of the medication.
- Mindell, E, Hopkins V: Prescription Alternatives. New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc, 1998; p. 336.
- Hill MJ: Intestinal flora and endogenous vitamin synthesis, Eur J Cancer Prev, 1997, 6 (Suppl 1): S43-5.
- Deguchi Y, et al: Comparative studies on synthesis of water-soluble vitamins among human species of Bifidobacteria, Argic Biol Chem, 1985, 19 (1): 13-19.
- Conly J and Stein K: Reduction of vitamin K2 concentrations in human liver associated with the use of broad spectrum antimicrobials, Clin Invest Med, 1994, 17 (6):531-9.
- Ellenger P, et al: Production and release of nicotinamide by the intestinal flora in man, Nature, 1944, 154:270-271.
- Biaxin and other macrolide antibiotics interact with digitalis. Avoid their use together, due to increased risk of side effects.
- Bizjak ED, Mauro VF. Digoxin-macrolide drug interaction. Ann Pharmacother 1997; 31:1077-79.