Tafenoquine interactions
Tafenoquine (Krintafel, Arakoda), an antimalarial has 34 documented interactions across the FDA labels and fact sheets we index: 12 major, 19 moderate, 3 minor, and 0 where a label reports no significant interaction. Each entry below quotes the sentence behind it. This drug page is a starting point, not a verdict for your situation.
Interactions from the label
Major interactions (12)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
- PenicillamineMajor
Penicillamine should not be used in patients who are receiving concurrently gold therapy, antimalarial or cytotoxic drugs, oxyphenbutazone or phenylbutazone because these drugs are also associated with similar serious hematologic and renal adverse reactions. (Penicillamine label, Precautions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Avoid coadministration of ARAKODA with OCT2 and MATE substrates (e.g., dofetilide, metformin). (Tafenoquine label, Drug interactions)
Moderate interactions (19)
…ropivacaine, tetracaine Antineoplastic agents cyclophosphamide, flutamide, hydroxyurea, ifosfamide, rasburicase Antibiotics dapsone, nitrofurantoin, para-aminosalicylic acid, sulfonamides Antimalarials chloroquine, primaquine Anticonvulsants phenobarbital, phenytoin, sodium valproate Other drugs acetaminophen, metoclopramide, quinine, sulfasalazine Monoamine Oxidase… (Articaine and epinephrine label, Drug interactions)
• Drugs Associated with Methemoglobinemia : Patients are at increased risk of developing methemoglobinemia when concurrently exposed to nitrates, nitrites, local anesthetics, antineoplastic agents, antibiotics, antimalarials, anticonvulsants, and other drugs. (Bupivacaine label, Drug interactions)
• Drugs Associated with Methemoglobinemia : Patients are at increased risk of developing methemoglobinemia when concurrently exposed to nitrates, nitrites, local anesthetics, antineoplastic agents, antibiotics, antimalarials, anticonvulsants, and other drugs. (Bupivacaine and epinephrine label, Drug interactions)
…procaine, ropivacaine, tetracaine Antineoplastic agents cyclophosphamide, flutamide, hydroxyurea, ifosfamide, rasburicase Antibiotics dapsone, nitrofurantoin, para-aminosalicylic acid, sulfonamides Antimalarials chloroquine, primaquine Anticonvulsants Phenobarbital, phenytoin, sodium valproate Other drugs acetaminophen, metoclopramide, quinine, sulfasalazine (Chloroprocaine label, Precautions)
Patients infected with a resistant strain of plasmodia as shown by the fact that normally adequate doses have failed to prevent or cure clinical malaria or parasitemia should be treated with another form of antimalarial therapy. (Chloroquine label, Warnings)
Possible pharmacodynamic interactions can occur between droperidol and potentially arrhythmogenic agents such as class I or III antiarrhythmics, antihistamines that prolong the QT interval, antimalarials, calcium channel blockers, neuroleptics that prolong the QT interval, and antidepressants. (Droperidol label, Drug interactions)
Antimalarials: Artemether/lumefantrine Atovaquone/ proguanil ↓ artemether * ↓ dihydroartemisinin * ↓ lumefantrine * ↓ atovaquone ↓ proguanil Consider alternatives to artemether/ lumefantrine because of the risk of QT interval prolongation. (Efavirenz label, Drug interactions)
Antimalarials: Artemether/lumefantrine ↓ artemether ↓ dihydroartemisinin ↓ lumefantrine Consider alternatives to artemether/lumefantrine because of the risk of QT interval prolongation [see Warnings and Precautions (5.16) ] . (Efavirenz, lamivudine, and tenofovir label, Drug interactions)
Antimalarial : artemether/lumefantrine ↔ etravirine ↓ artemether ↓ dihydroartemisinin ↓ lumefantrine Caution is warranted when co-administering Etravirine and artemether/lumefantrine as it is unknown whether the decrease in exposure of artemether or its active metabolite, dihydroartemisinin, could result in decreased antimalarial efficacy. (Etravirine label, Drug interactions)
Co-administration of PLAQUENIL with other antimalarials known to lower the seizure threshold (e.g., mefloquine) may increase the risk of seizures. (Hydroxychloroquine label, Drug interactions)
Drugs Associated with Methemoglobinemia: Patients are at increased risk of developing methemoglobinemia when concurrently exposed to nitrates, nitrites, local anesthetics, antineoplastic agents, antibiotics, antimalarials, anticonvulsants, and other drugs. (Lidocaine and epinephrine label, Drug interactions)
…prilocaine, procaine, ropivacaine, tetracaine Antineoplastic agents cyclophosphamide, flutamide, hydroxyurea, isofamide, rasburicase Antibiotics dapsone, nitrofurantoin, para-aminosalicylic acid, sufonamides Antimalarials chloroquine, primaquine Anticonvulsants Phenobarbital, phenytoin, sodium valproate Other drugs acetaminophen, metoclopramide, quinine, sulfasalazine (Lidocaine and prilocaine label, Drug interactions)
Other Antimalarial Drugs Concomitant administration of mefloquine and other related antimalarial compounds (e.g., quinine, quinidine and chloroquine) may produce electrocardiographic abnormalities and increase the risk of convulsions (see WARNINGS ). (Mefloquine label, Drug interactions)
…procaine, ropivacaine, tetracaine Antineoplastic agents cyclophosphamide, flutamide, hydroxyurea, ifosfamide, rasburicase Antibiotics dapsone, nitrofurantoin, para-aminosalicylic acid, sulfonamides Antimalarials chloroquine, primaquine Anticonvulsants phenobarbital, phenytoin, sodium valproate Other drugs acetaminophen, metoclopramide, quinine, sulfasalazine (Mepivacaine label, Drug interactions)
…ropivacaine, tetracaine Antineoplastic Agents cyclophosphamide, flutamide, hydroxyurea, ifosfamide, rasburicase Antibiotics dapsone, nitrofurantoin, para-aminosalicylic acid, sulfonamides Antimalarials chloroquine, primaquine Anticonvulsants phenobarbital, phenytoin, sodium valproate Other drugs acetaminophen, metoclopramide, quinine, sulfasalazine The administration… (Prilocaine and epinephrine label, Drug interactions)
…quinidine, tocainide Antibiotics Chloramphenicol, clarithromycin, dapsone, doxycycline; Fluoroquinolones (such as ciprofloxacin) Oral Anticoagulants Warfarin Anticonvulsants Phenytoin Antimalarials Quinine Azole Antifungals Fluconazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole Antipsychotics Haloperidol Barbiturates Phenobarbital Benzodiazepines Diazepam Beta-Blockers Propranolol… (Rifapentine label, Drug interactions)
…ropivacaine, tetracaine Antineoplastic agents cyclophosphamide, flutamide, hydroxyurea, ifosfamide, rasburicase Antibiotics dapsone, nitrofurantoin, para-aminosalicylic acid, sulfonamides Antimalarials chloroquine, primaquine Anticonvulsants Phenobarbital, phenytoin, sodium valproate Other drugs acetaminophen, metoclopramide, quinine, sulfasalazine NAROPIN should be… (Ropivacaine label, Drug interactions)
Minor mentions (3)
Drug Interactions: Pyrimethamine may be used with sulfonamides, quinine and other antimalarials, and with other antibiotics. (Pyrimethamine label, Drug interactions)
Pediatric use In antimalarial trials, quinidine was as safe and effective in pediatric patients as in adults. (Quinidine label, Precautions)
Other antimalarials (e.g., halofantrine, mefloquine). (Quinine label, Drug interactions)
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