Azithromycin and Ritalin drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Azithromycin (azithromycin) and Ritalin (methylphenidate hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include hypersensitivity among females and anxiety among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Azithromycin and Ritalin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 61 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Azithromycin?

Azithromycin has active ingredients of azithromycin. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 40,716 Azithromycin users. Check the latest studies of Azithromycin.

What is Ritalin?

Ritalin has active ingredients of methylphenidate hydrochloride. It is often used in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 29,427 Ritalin users. Check the latest studies of Ritalin.

On Jul, 26, 2026

61 people who take Azithromycin and Ritalin together, and have interactions are studied.

Azithromycin and Ritalin drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Azithromycin and Ritalin, by gender? *:

female:

Hypersensitivity
Weight decreased
Abdominal discomfort
Emotional distress
Fall
Influenza
Rash
Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water)
Dizziness
Emotional disorder

male:

Anxiety
Emotional distress
Metastases to spine (cancer spreads to spine)
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)
Pleural effusion (water on the lungs)
Vomiting
Arthralgia (joint pain)
Cough
Dizziness
Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)

What are the common drug interactions of Azithromycin and Ritalin, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Costochondritis (chest wall pain)
Abdominal pain
Biliary dyskinesia (motility disorder that affects the gallbladder and sphincter of oddi)
Injury
Pain
Thrombophlebitis (swelling (inflammation) of a vein caused by a blood clot)
Chest pain
Abnormal behaviour
Dermatitis (inflammation of the skin resulting from direct irritation by an external agent or an allergic reaction to it)
Drug ineffective

20-29:

Anxiety
Cholecystitis chronic (long lasting infection of gallbladder)
Emotional distress
Fear
Gallbladder disorder
Injury
Pain
Psychological trauma

30-39:

Anxiety
Bacterial infection
Burning sensation
Cholecystitis chronic (long lasting infection of gallbladder)
Emotional distress
Erythema (redness of the skin)
Eustachian tube patulous (benign condition in which the eustachian tube stays open most of the time)
Fall
Fear
Gallbladder disorder

40-49:

Back pain
Fall
Hypersensitivity
Hyponatraemia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration)
Ligament injury
Lower respiratory tract infection fungal
Migraine (headache)
Nerve compression
Anaemia (lack of blood)
Anxiety

50-59:

Emotional disorder
Insomnia (sleeplessness)
Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
Memory impairment
Blood culture positive
Cardiac arrest
Chronic kidney disease
Depressed mood
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes, caused by a deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin)
Emotional distress

60+:

Emotional distress
Pain
Haemorrhoids (a swollen vein or group of veins in the region of the anus)
Osteonecrosis of jaw (death of bone of jaw)
Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal)
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break)
Physical disability
Pleural effusion (water on the lungs)
Scoliosis (a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side)
Abdominal pain

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 16 people, 26.23%
Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 13 people, 21.31%
Drowsiness: 12 people, 19.67%
Immunodeficiency Common Variable: 7 people, 11.48%
Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 8.20%
Headache (pain in head): 5 people, 8.20%
Pain: 4 people, 6.56%
Hiv Infection: 4 people, 6.56%
High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 6.56%
Depression: 4 people, 6.56%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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