Medications potentially affecting Cialis
Your doctor will ask you if you are taking other drugs before prescribing you Cialis. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you are being treated with, this may include prescription and non-prescription medications, vitamins and food supplements. If you are using any of the following medications, you may need special dose adjustment or tests evaluating how Cialis and any medication from this list interact:
• antidepressants;
• barbiturates;
• heart or blood pressure medications;
• rifabutin (Mycobutin), rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane, Rifater, Rifamate), rifapentine (Priftin);
• antibiotics – clarithromycin (Biaxin), dalfopristin/quinupristin (Synercid), erythromycin (E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin, Pediazole);
• antifungal medications – itraconazole (Sporanox), ketoconazole (Nizoral), miconazole (Oravig), voriconazole (Vfend);
• antihypertensive drugs and drugs for prostate disorder – alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura), prazosin (Minipress), terazosin (Hytrin), tamsulosin (Flomax);
• HIV or AIDS medications – darunavir (Prezista), efavirenz (Sustiva), etravirine (Intelence), nevirapine (Viramune), fosamprenavir (Lexiva), indinavir (Crixivan), ritonavir (Norvir, Kaletra);
• seizure medications.
It is necessary to make sure that Cialis and medication you are taking do not have contraindications and can be safely taken together. If you need more information, ask your doctor.