Diuril Drug Interactions

When certain medications, such as corticosteroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or other blood pressure drugs, are taken together with Diuril, drug interactions may occur. While some interactions can increase your risk of side effects, others may decrease the effectiveness of the medications. To reduce your risk of developing Diuril interactions, make sure to tell your healthcare provider about all other drugs you are taking.

Diuril Medication

Diuril Drug Interactions: An Overview

Diuril^® (chlorothiazide) can potentially interact with a number of other medicines. Some of these medicines that can lead to Diuril interactions include:

Alcohol
Barbiturates, including:

o Amobarbital (Amytal^®)

o Butalbital (Fioricet^®, Fiorinal^®)

o Pentobarbital (Nembutal^®)

o Phenobarbital (Luminal^®)

o Secobarbital (Seconal^®)

Other blood pressure medicine
Cholestyramine (Prevalite^®, Questran^®, Questran Light^®)
Colestipol (Colestid^®)
Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, hydrocortisone (Cortef^®), dexamethasone (Decadron^®, Dexone^®, Hexadrol^®), and many others
Diabetes medications, including insulin and oral diabetes medicines
Digoxin (Digitek^®, Lanoxin^®)
Lithium (Eskalith^®, Lithobid^®)
Narcotics, such as codeine, hydrocodone, morphine, and many others
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as:

o Celecoxib (Celebrex^®)

o Diclofenac (Cataflam^®, Voltaren^®)

o Etodolac (Lodine^®)

o Ibuprofen (Motrin^®, Advil^®)

o Indomethacin (Indocin^®, Indocin SR^®)

o Ketoprofen

o Ketorolac (Toradol^®)

o Meloxicam (Mobic^®)

o Naproxen (Naprosyn^®) or naproxen sodium (Aleve^®, Anaprox^®, Naprelan^®)

o Nabumetone (Relafen^®)

o Oxaprozin (Daypro^®)

Salicylates, such as aspirin (Ecotrin^®, Bayer^®, Anacin^®), choline magnesium trisalicylate (Trilisate^®), diflunisal (Dolobid^®), and salsalate (Salflex^®, Disalcid^®, Amigesic^®).

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