Purinethol Interactions WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Purinethol Interactions
Although many medications can be safely used together, various medications are known to have negative drug interactions with Purinethol. Azathioprine and Purinethol should not be used in combination, as serious drug interactions are known to occur. In order to avoid potentially serious drug interactions with Purinethol, it is important that patients inform physicians and pharmacists of all medications, including herbal, vitamins, prescription, and over-the-counter, that they are currently taking or may be using on a as-needed basis.1
Fast Facts:
- Other medications which are known to have interactions with Purinethol include allopurinol, blood thinner medications such as warfarin, cyclosporine, olsalazine, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, and thioguanine.2
- Purinethol is sometimes recommended in the treatment of leukemia and other types of cancer, as well as Crohn's disease.2
- Purinethol is a brand name of the generic medication mercaptopurine.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ First DataBank (via WebMD): Purinethol Oral Interactions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cerner Multum (via Drugs.com): What Other Drugs Will Affect Purinethol (Mercaptopurine)?
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- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Purinethol Drug Interactions, Negative Purinethol Interactions, Bad Drug Combination with Purinethol, Purinethol Drug-Drug Interactions
- Last update: Aug. 4, 2009
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