Clarithromycin and Asacol drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Clarithromycin (clarithromycin) and Asacol (mesalamine). Common drug interactions include pain among females and agitation among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Clarithromycin and Asacol. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 25 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Clarithromycin?

Clarithromycin has active ingredients of clarithromycin. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 45,044 Clarithromycin users. Check the latest studies of Clarithromycin.

What is Asacol?

Asacol has active ingredients of mesalamine. It is often used in ulcerative colitis. eHealthMe is studying from 20,618 Asacol users. Check the latest studies of Asacol.

On Jul, 26, 2026

25 people who take Clarithromycin and Asacol together, and have interactions are studied.

Clarithromycin and Asacol drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Clarithromycin and Asacol, by gender? *:

female:

Pain
Drug hypersensitivity
Diarrhoea
Dysgeusia (disorder of the sense of taste)
Gingival ulceration (ulcer on gums)
Mouth ulceration (mouth ulcers)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Oral mucosal blistering (mouth ulcer)
Tongue ulceration (ulcers on tongue)
Chronic kidney disease

male:

Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement)
Rash macular (small, flat red spots)
Diarrhoea haemorrhagic (bloody diarrhoea)
Necrotising fasciitis (an uncommon life-threatening soft-tissue infection)
Nerve injury
Pain
Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
Renal tubular necrosis (death of kidney tubules)
Scar
Scrotal abscess (pus in scrotum)

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

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Alanine aminotransferase increased
Aspartate aminotransferase increased
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased
Hypomagnesaemia (electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of magnesium in the blood)
Acute pulmonary histoplasmosis (acute infection by inhalation of spores of the fungus histoplasma capsulatum)

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

Pain
Anxiety
Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
Deformity (disfigurement)
Emotional distress
Fear
Haematochezia (passage of stools containing blood)
Hospitalisation
Mental disorder (a psychological term for a mental or behavioural pattern or anomaly that causes distress or disability)
Necrotising fasciitis (an uncommon life-threatening soft-tissue infection)

50-59:

Respiratory tract infection
Angina pectoris (chest pain due to ischemia of the heart muscle)
Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
Bone density decreased
Bone disorder
Calcium deficiency (lack of calcium)
Drug ineffective
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Migraine (headache)
Multiple fractures

60+:

Diarrhoea
Dysgeusia (disorder of the sense of taste)
Coagulopathy (blood's ability to clot is impaired)
Diarrhoea haemorrhagic (bloody diarrhoea)
Torsade de pointes (a abnormal heart rate with abnormal beating pattern)
Gingival ulceration (ulcer on gums)
Mouth ulceration (mouth ulcers)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Oral mucosal blistering (mouth ulcer)
Pain

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Infection: 5 people, 20.00%
Depression: 4 people, 16.00%
Hypersensitivity: 3 people, 12.00%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 12.00%
Stress And Anxiety: 2 people, 8.00%
Renal Disorder (kidney disease): 2 people, 8.00%
Pain: 2 people, 8.00%
Multiple Allergies (allergy to multiple agents): 2 people, 8.00%
Indigestion: 2 people, 8.00%
Hypovitaminosis (any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins): 2 people, 8.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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