Tetracycline Drug Interactions

Drug interactions with tetracycline can change how your body metabolizes the drugs, contribute to severe kidney damage, and significantly decrease the amount of tetracycline in your system, among other things. A few of the drugs that can potentially interact with tetracycline include penicillin, warfarin, oral contraceptives, and simvastatin. Make sure to talk with your pharmacist or healthcare provider about specific tetracycline drug interactions that may apply to you.

Tetracycline Drug Interactions: An Introduction

There are a number of medicines that can potentially interact with tetracycline (sold as generic Tetracycline tablets or capsules, or under a variety of brand names, including Sumycin®, Achromycin®, and Wesmycin®). Tetracycline drug interactions can include, but are not limited to, the following:
 

 

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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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