Will taking vicodin......?

Question

will takin vicodin while on medication for a bacterial infection lesson the effects of my antibacterial meds?

Answer 1

since you are supposed to have been prescribed vicodin your doc would have surely advised you....if not then ask them

Answer 2

I was taking Vicodin for shingles pain at the same time I was taking meds for diverticulitis (it hasn't been the best year for me... lol) and I didn't have a problem.

Answer 3

It shouldn't.  Vicodin has no published interactions with antibacterial medications.

Vicodin has known interaction issues with:

     *  antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), clomipramine (Anafranil), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), and others

    * an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate)

    * atropine (Donnatal, and others), benztropine (Cogentin), dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), glycopyrrolate (Robinul), mepenzolate (Cantil), methscopolamine (Pamine), or scopolamine (Transderm-Scop)

    * bladder or urinary medications such as darifenacin (Enablex), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), tolterodine (Detrol), or solifenacin (Vesicare)

    * a bronchodilator such as ipratropium (Atrovent) or tiotropium (Spiriva); or

    * irritable bowel medications such as dicyclomine (Bentyl), hyoscyamine (Anaspaz, Cystospaz, Levsin, and others), or propantheline (Pro-Banthine)