Drug Interactions With Amoxil

A number of medications may cause unwanted drug interactions with Amoxil, including birth control pills, methotrexate, and certain antibiotics. These interactions could decrease the effectiveness of the drugs or increase your risk of developing side effects or allergic reactions. Telling your healthcare provider about all other medications you are taking can help prevent Amoxil drug interactions.

Amoxil Medication Information

An Overview of Interactions With Amoxil

Amoxil^® (amoxicillin) can potentially interact with a few other medications. Some of these medicines that may lead to Amoxil interactions include:

Allopurinol (Aloprim™, Zyloprim^®)
Birth control pills
Certain other antibiotics, such as:

Chloramphenicol
Macrolides, such as azithromycin (Zithromax^®), clarithromycin (Biaxin^®), or erythromycin (Ery-Tab^®)
Sulfonamides ("sulfa drugs"), including sulfadiazine, sulfadoxine (Fansidar^®), sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim^®, Septra^®), and sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin^®)
Tetracyclines, such as doxycycline (Periostat^®, Vibramycin^®), minocycline (Minocin^®), and tetracycline (Sumycin^®)

Methotrexate (Rheumatrex^®, Trexal™)
Oral typhoid vaccine
Probenecid (Benuryl™)

Warfarin (Coumadin^®, Jantoven^®).

Amoxil Interactions Explained

The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when Amoxil is combined with any of the drugs listed above.

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