How does Biltricide interact with other drugs or foods?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD

Pharmacy

Talk to your doctor before taking Biltricide if you are taking any of the following: rifampin, cimetidine, chloroquine, dexamethasone, erythromycin, itraconazole, ketoconazole, phenytoin, phenobarbital or carbamazepine. Biltricide may interact with grapefruit and grapefruit juice by increasing the blood level of the drug; talk to your doctor about eating grapefruit and grapefruit juice while you are taking Biltricide. This drug is absorbed better when taken with food.

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