medication question?

Question

So I have the flu, and i am taking z-pac, i am also prescribed 5mg xanax but i am afriad to mix the two. My doctor unfortunatley is not in today so i cannot call and ask him. Could anyone tell me if its alright to mix the two

Answer 1

Wait til you talk to your doctor!

Before taking azithromycin (Z-Pak), tell your doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:
· nelfinavir (Viracept);
· digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);
· ergot medicine such as methysergide (Sansert), ergotamine (Ergostat, Medihaler, Cafergot, Ercaf, Wigraine), dihydroergotamine mesylate (D.H.E., Migranal Nasal Spray);
· triazolam (Halcion);
· carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol);
· cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune);
· phenytoin (Dilantin);
· cholesterol-lowering medicines such as lovastatin (Mevacor), atorvastatin (Lipitor), or cerivastatin (Baycol);
· a calcium channel blocker such as diltiazem (Cartia XT, Diltiazem, Tiazac), felodipine (Plendil), nicardipine (Cardene), nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), nimodipine (Nimotop), verapamil (Calan, Covera-HS);
· HIV medicines such as indinavir (Crixivan), ritonavir (Norvir), saquinavir (Invirase);
***· alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), midazolam (Versed), triazolam (Halcion);
·
• If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to use azithromycin, or you may need dosage adjustments or special tests during treatment

Xanex interacts BADLY with antibiotics such as fluconazole (Diflucan), itraconazole (Sporanox) or ketoconazole (Nizoral);

Answer 2

im not a pharmacist, but i am knowledgeable about medication, i'm not sure what z-pac is, but if its for the flu, i dont think any severe interactions would occur with any benzodiazepines like xanax. I'm prescribed to 4mg a day but i've never mixed it with flu medicane.

i hope that helped some

Answer 3

The label on your prescription will have warnings for common interactions, however, your best bet would be to read the inserts given to you with your receipt. The pharmacist will know better (even more than the doctor) the problems with drug interactions.
Call your pharmacist first.
There are websites such as drug checker, but they may not be up to date, so read the disclaimer before you bet your life on it.

Answer 4

there should be no problem. but I think you have something wrong.
Xanax is available in tablets as 0.25, 0.5, 1 and 2 milligrams. Are you taking 0.5 mg tablets (they are salmon colored) or is your total daily does 5 mg..

Doctors often write the zero before the decimal and not after. This avoids confusion so pharmacists and nurses do not mistake a half milligram for five milligrams, or ten milligrams for one milligram.

Answer 5

Please ask your pharmacist about drug interactions, and he or she can tell you if they two are ok to take together. (He or she may give you the ok to take both since I believe that the z-pac is an antibiotic medication while xanaz is a tranquilizer. Though don't take advice from us laypeople :)

Answer 6

Call a pharmacist.