would it be okay to take antibiotics and a medicine for colds at the same time?

Question

i am taking erythromycin- an antibiotic for my throat.
i also have colds. (got this stuffy, plugged up nose) though i haven't taken any medication for it yet. can you recomend any? -if thats okay to mix antibiotics with other drugs.

Answer 1

cold medicines shouldn't have an interaction with your antibiotic. there are several prescription medications that can cause heart rhythm disorders, so if taking any of the following you should let your dr know immediately

-digoxin (Lanoxin);
-disopyramide (Norpace);
- warfarin (Coumadin);
-theophylline (Theo-Dur, Theobid, and others);
-midazolam (Versed) or triazolam (Halcion);
-ergotamine (Ercaf, Cafergot, Ergostat, Ergomar) or dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal);
- carbamazepine (Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilantin), or valproic acid (Depakote, Depakene);
-tacrolimus (Prograf);
- cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral);
- lovastatin (Mevacor) or simvastatin (Zocor);
- bromocriptine (Parlodel); or
- other antibiotics.

any nasal decongestion medication should work. sudafed works well so you might want to try that one

hope you feel better soon

Answer 2

For your information there is no medicine for killing cold virus. 'The antibiotic is only used to cure bacterial related diseases where as cold is virus related. Doctors prescribe antibiotics at later stage in colds to cure or prevent any bacterial diseases that might infect or infected. You can in this background need not fear for mixing cold and antibiotic drugs as in fact there are no cold medicines. If at all there are any cold medicines they are only meant for relieving the symptoms of the viral disease and bear with the pain and not the root-cause of the disease, that is for symptomatic relief. Better consult doctor for full info.

Answer 3

people do it all the time. not sure what your medical history is, unless you have kidney or liver disease, breast feeding or pregnant, bone marrow transplant or immune disorder then i think you can take all of these together. i have always combined meds to get over the respiratory infection quicker.

Answer 4

Call the local pharmacist or the one at Wal-Mart and ask them if there are any drug interactions.

Answer 5

please read up on erythromycin on the web for guidance