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.
Cefzil
- Cephalosporins may contribute to the malabsorption of vitamins B and K with long term use.
- Pronsky, ZM: Food-Medication Interactions, 11th edition, 1999.
- Anonymous. New examples of vitamin K-drug interaction. Nutr Rev 1984;42(4):161-63 [review].
- Hill MJ: Intestinal flora and endogenous vitamin synthesis, Eur J Cancer Prev, 1997, 6 (Suppl 1): S43-5.
- Deguchi Y, et al: Comparitive 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.
- Antibiotics kill bacteria, including beneficial flora in the gut. Supplementation with acidophilus or bifidus may aid in restoring the flora balance.
- Bengmark S & Gianotti L: Nutritional support to prevent and treat multiple organ failure. World J Surg, 1996 May, 20:4, 474-81.
- 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.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- Avoid antacids with cephalosporins they may interfere with drug therapy.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- Avoid feverfew, ginkgo and garlic with cephalosporins due to their blood thinning properties and known interactions with coumadin.
- Facts and Comparisons, Clinisphere 2.0, Wolters Kluwer Company, 2000
- PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2nd edition, Medical Economics Company, 2000