Entocort EC Oral

Entocort EC Oral Interactions

See also the How to Use section.

Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

This drug should not be used with the following medication because very serious interactions may occur:

• live vaccines

If you are currently using the medication listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting budesonide.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

• drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove budesonide from your body (azole antifungals including ketoconazole and itraconazole, barbiturates including phenobarbital, cimetidine, HIV protease inhibitors including ritonavir, macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin, rifamycins including rifabutin, St. Johns wort, certain anti-seizure medicines including carbamazepine)
• nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS such as ibuprofen, naproxen)
• drugs for diabetes (e.g., glyburide, insulin)
• quinolone antibiotics (e.g., ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin)
• drugs that affect the immune system (e.g., cyclosporine)
• bupropion
• aldesleukin
• amphotericin B
• mifepristone
• licorice (glycyrrhiza)

This product may interfere with certain lab tests. Make sure laboratory personnel and all your doctors know you use this drug.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.