Antacids (Tums, Maalox, Mylanta) and Ofloxacin interaction
Antacids (Tums, Maalox, Mylanta) and Ofloxacin: the Ofloxacin prescribing label flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.
Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.
What the FDA labels say
From the Ofloxacin label · effective 2026-06-06
• that mineral supplements, vitamins with iron or minerals, calcium-, aluminum- or magnesium-based antacids, sucralfate or didanosine chewable/buffered tablets or the pediatric powder for oral solution should not be taken within the two-hour period before or within the two-hour period after taking ofloxacin (see Drug Interactions ) • that ofloxacin can be taken…
Administration of quinolones with antacids containing calcium, magnesium, or aluminum, with sucralfate, with divalent or trivalent cations such as iron, or with multivitamins containing zinc or with didanosine, chewable/buffered tablets or the pediatric powder for oral solution may substantially interfere with the absorption of quinolones resulting in systemic…
Drug Interactions Antacids, Sucralfate, Metal Cations, Multivitamins Quinolones form chelates with alkaline earth and transition metal cations.
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