Ketoconazole and Omeprazole interaction
Ketoconazole and Omeprazole: both prescribing labels describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Ketoconazole label · effective 2026-07-07
Drugs that may decrease ketoconazole plasma concentrations Drugs that reduce the gastric acidity (e.g., acid neutralizing medicines such as aluminum hydroxide, or acid secretion suppressors such as H 2 -receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors) impair the absorption of ketoconazole from ketoconazole tablets.
From the Omeprazole (Prilosec) label · effective 2024-03-19
Drugs Dependent on Gastric pH for Absorption (e.g., iron salts, erlotinib, dasatinib, nilotinib, mycophenolate mofetil, ketoconazole/itraconazole) Clinical Impact: Omeprazole can reduce the absorption of other drugs due to its effect on reducing intragastric acidity.
CYP2C19 or CYP3A4 Inhibitors Clinical Impact: Increased exposure of omeprazole [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.3 )] .
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