Esomeprazole Drug Interactions

Potential drug interactions with esomeprazole may involve medications such as digoxin and diazepam. Drug interactions may also occur with ketoconazole and warfarin. While the following article lists some of the more common problems involving esomeprazole and other drugs, it's possible that interactions may occur with other medications not discussed here.

Esomeprazole Magnesium

Esomeprazole Interactions: An Overview

Esomeprazole (marketed under the brand name Nexium^®) potentially has a number of other medicines with which it can interact. Some of these common drug interactions may involve the following:

Certain antifungals, such as:
- Fluconazole (Diflucan^®)
- Itraconazole (Sporanox^®)
- Ketoconazole (Nizoral^®)
- Posaconazole (Noxafil^®)
- Voriconazole (VFEND^®)

Dasatinib (Sprycel^®)
Diazepam (Valium^®)
Digoxin (Digitek^®, Lanoxin^®, Lanoxicaps^®)
Erlotinib (Tarceva^®)
Iron supplements or medications
Mesalamine (Apriso^™)
Some protease inhibitors, such as:
- Atazanavir (Reyataz^®)
- Nelfinavir (Viracept^®)
- Saquinavir (Fortovase^®, Invirase^®)

Warfarin (Coumadin^®, Jantoven^®).

Esomeprazole Drug Interactions Explained

The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when esomeprazole is combined with any of the drugs listed above.

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