Possible Side Effects of Prilosec

Prilosec medication may provoke certain common side effects such as dizziness, irregular bowel movements, acidity, fever, vomiting, sore throat, and stomach pain.

For allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swollen face, lips, tongue and throat, it is best to seek medical help immediately. However, if you experience severe diarrhea and symptoms of low magnesium level in blood like dizziness, confusion, accelerated heartbeat, jerky muscle movement, muscle cramps, cough or seizure, contact a medical professional at once.

Interaction between Prilosec and Other Medicines

Your medical provider should know all the medicines you use, including those you start and stop using during the medication for they can affect you in Prilosec drug interactions. Tell your doctor about these medicines, most especially: bosentan (a dual endothelin receptor antagonist used for the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension or PAH); cilostazol (an agent which reduces platelet aggregation, causing the dilation of blood vessels particularly in the thigh); clopidogrel (an inhibitor of platelet aggregation to prevent blood clotting); cyclosporine (a cyclic peptide from an extract of soil fungi used to help reduce the risk of rejection of organ and bone marrow transplants by the body); diazepam (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and treat depression); digoxin (a cardiac glycoside used to increase the strength of the heartbeat while decreasing the heart rate for the treatment of congestive heart failure); disulfiram (a drug used for the treatment of alcoholism); iron; methotrexate (an anticancer drug that limits cellular reproduction by opposing folic acid); St. John’s wort (a herb used for the over-the-counter treatment for depression); tacrolimus (an immuno-depressive drug used to prevent rejection of organ transplants and topically to treat dermatitis); antibiotics such as ampicillin, nafcillin, rifabutin, rifampin and rifapentine; antifungial medications such as ketoconazole and voriconazole; warfarin (a blood thinner used to prevent or treat a thrombus or embolus); diuretic (a substance used as a relief to the increase of urine produced and excreted by the body); HIV or AIDS medications such as atanazavir, efavirenz, nelfinavir, nevirapine, ritonavir and saquinavir; or seizure medicines such as carbamazepine, fosphenytoin, oxcarbazepine, Phenobarbital, phenytoin and primidone.

About two hundred and ninety-eight drug interactions are known to affect patients. These drugs are divided into three classificartions, according to their importance in combination with Prilosec medication – major, moderate and minor drugs.

Major drugs are highly clinically significant because they are avoided in combinations with Prilosec. There are nine major drugs known to interact with Prilosec. Examples of these are the HIV or AIDS medications and the methotrexate.

The moderate drug interactions, however, are moderately significant which means it must be usually avoided unless during under special conditions. One hundred and eighty-eight drugs are classified to be in moderate drug interaction with Prilosec. Examples of these drugs are digoxin, cilostazol, carbonyl iron and modafinil, an analeptic drug used to stimulate the nervous system and known for its treatment of narcolepsy.

The last classification is the minor drug interaction. Drugs checked with Prilosec in this classification are the least significant. Patients may only encounter minimal risks when taking this drug as they interact with Prilosec. There are approximately one hundred and one minor Prilosec drug interactions. Examples of drugs checked in combination with Prilosec under this classification are aspirin and caffeine.