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Zantrex-3 Drug Interactions
If you take certain medicines (such as cholesterol medicines or diabetes medications) with Zantrex-3, drug interactions may occur. Some of these interactions with Zantrex-3 may cause dangerous side effects, such as bleeding or making psychotic symptoms worse. To avoid these complications, be sure to talk to your healthcare provider about any other medicines you are taking prior to using Zantrex-3.
There is very little information available about Zantrex®-3 drug interactions. Based on the caffeine and other active ingredients contained in Zantrex-3, it is assumed that Zantrex-3 will interact with various medicines. Some of these medicines that may lead to Zantrex-3 interactions include:
- Medications that "thin" the blood (such as anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs), such as:
- Antithrombin (ATryn®, Thrombate III®)
- Argatroban
- Aspirin (Bayer® and others)
- Bivalirudin (Angiomax®)
- Cilostazol (Pletal®)
- Clopidogrel (Plavix®)
- Dabigatran etexilate mesylate (Pradaxa®)
- Dipyridamole (Persantine®)
- Drotrecogin alfa (Xigris®)
- Eptifibatide (Integrilin®)
- Fondaparinux (Arixtra®)
- Heparin or heparin-like products, including dalteparin (Fragmin®), enoxaparin (Lovenox®), or tinzaparin (Innohep®)
- Lepirudin (Refludan®)
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as:
- Celecoxib (Celebrex®)
- Diclofenac (Cambia™, Cataflam®, Flector®, Solaraze® Gel, Voltaren®, Voltaren® Gel, Voltaren®-XR, Voltaren Ophthalmic®, Zipsor™)
- Ibuprofen (Motrin®, Advil®, Nuprin®)
- Indomethacin (Indocin®, Indocin SR®)
- Ketoprofen (Orudis®, Actron®, Oruvail®)
- Ketorolac (Toradol®)
- Meloxicam (Mobic®)
- Naproxen (Naprosyn®) or naproxen sodium (Aleve®, Anaprox®, Naprelan®)
- Several others (see List of NSAIDs for a more complete list of these medications)
- Thrombolytics, such as:
- Alteplase (Activase®)
- Reteplase (Retavase®)
- Streptokinase (Streptase®)
- Tenecteplase (TNKase®)
- Ticagrelor (Brilinta™)
- Ticlopidine (Ticlid®)
- Any other stimulants, including caffeine, cocaine, amphetamines, and many other weight loss products
- Cholesterol medications
- Clozapine (Clozaril®)
- Diabetes medications
- Theophylline (Uniphyl®, Theocron®, TheoCap®, Theo-24®, Elixophyllin®).
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD