Celebrex Drug Interactions

by admin on June 10, 2008

Do Not Take Celebrex if You are Currently Taking any of these medications:

Over the Counter:

  • Aspirin
  • Codeine (found in some cough medications and pain killers)
  • Diuretics (many diet pills and other “water pills”)
  • Ibuprofen

Prescription Only:

Check your prescription information carefully, as this list does not contain brand names.

  • Alendronate (for osteoporosis)
  • Amiodorone (for irregular heart beat)
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors (for hypertension)
  • Atazanavir (HIV medication)
  • Bosentan (for Pulmonary Hypertension)
  • Cidofovir (Antiviral)
  • Cimetidine (Anti-ulcer)
  • Clopidogrel (Anti-platelet)
  • Codeine (Pain killer)
  • Cyclosporine (Immuno-suppressant / post-organ transplant)
  • Delavirdine (HIV drug)
  • Dextromethorphan (Cough suppressant)
  • Drospirenone (Birth control)
  • Efavirenz (HIV drug)
  • Entecavir (Antiviral used for Hepatitis B)
  • Ethinylestradiol (Birth control)
  • Fluconazole (for fungal infections)
  • Fluoxetine (for depression)
  • Fluvastatin (used to lower cholesterol, and to treat Hepatitis C)
  • Fluvoxamine (for depression)
  • Furosemide (diuretic)
  • Imatinib (Cancer drug)
  • Isoniazid (Tuberculosis drug)
  • Ketoconazole (anti-fungal drug used in many athlete’s foot and dandruff medications)
  • Lithium (for Bipolar Disorder)
  • Methotrexate (for Cancer and autoimmune disorders)
  • Metoprolol (for hypertension)
  • Metronidazole (anti-bacterial)
  • Mexiletine (for heart arrhythmia)
  • Ondansetron (Antiemetic)
  • Paroxetine (for depression)
  • Pemetrexed (Cancer drug)
  • Prednisone (Steroidal anti-inflammatory / anti-allergy)
  • Propafenone (for arrhythmia)
  • Rifampicin (antibiotic, antibacterial)
  • Ritonavir (HIV medication)
  • Sulfamethoxazole (antibiotic)
  • Sulfinpyrazone (for gout)
  • Tamoxifen (Breast cancer drug)
  • Ticlopidine (anti-platelet)
  • Timolol (for high blood pressure)
  • Tramadol (analgesic)
  • Warfarin (anticoagulant)
  • Zafirlukast (for asthma)

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