Certain medicines should be avoided when you are taking mesalamine. Drug interactions may occur if the medication is combined with digoxin or warfarin, for example. These interactions can decrease the absorption of digoxin and warfarin in your blood, which may lead to reduced effectiveness of the medicines. If mesalamine drug interactions are a concern, your healthcare provider may monitor you more closely or adjust your dosages.
Mesalamine Drug Interactions: An Overview
Mesalamine can potentially interact with a few other medicines. Some of the medicines that may lead to mesalamine drug interactions include:
- Digoxin (Digitek®, Lanoxin®)
- Warfarin (Coumadin®, Jantoven®).
Mesalamine Interactions Explained
The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when mesalamine is combined with any of the drugs listed above.
Digoxin
Mesalamine may decrease the absorption of digoxin into your body, perhaps making it less effective. Your healthcare provider may need to monitor the level of digoxin in your blood, especially when you are starting or stopping mesalamine.
Warfarin
There have been a few reports of mesalamine making warfarin less effective. Your healthcare provider may need to monitor you more closely and adjust your warfarin dosage, as necessary, to prevent this interaction from occurring.
Final Thoughts on Mesalamine Drug Interactions
It is possible that not all mesalamine drug interactions were discussed in this article. Therefore, you should talk with your pharmacist or healthcare provider about any specific interactions that may apply to you.
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