Levaquin and Hydroxyurea drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Levaquin and Hydroxyurea. Common interactions include bacteraemia among females and fatigue among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people who take Levaquin and Hydroxyurea have. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 96 people who take Levaquin and Hydroxyurea from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Mar, 06, 2023

96 people who take Levaquin and Hydroxyurea together, and have interactions are studied.

What is Levaquin?

Levaquin has active ingredients of levofloxacin. It is often used in sinusitis. eHealthMe is studying from 55,045 Levaquin users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Hydroxyurea?

Hydroxyurea has active ingredients of hydroxyurea. It is often used in polycythemia vera. eHealthMe is studying from 13,918 Hydroxyurea users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

Number of Levaquin and Hydroxyurea reports submitted per year:

Common Levaquin and Hydroxyurea drug interactions by gender *:

female:

Bacteraemia
Chest pain
Cytomegalovirus viraemia
Leukaemia
Lung infection
Metabolic encephalopathy
Pain in extremity
Platelet count decreased
Pruritus
Rash maculo-papular

male:

Fatigue
Anaemia
Pyrexia
Acute myeloid leukaemia
Hypotension
Respiratory failure
Blood creatinine increased
Pancytopenia
Urinary retention
White blood cell count decreased

Common Levaquin and Hydroxyurea drug interactions by age *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Respiratory syncytial virus infection
Alanine aminotransferase increased
Aspartate aminotransferase increased
Chest pain
Clostridium difficile colitis
Colonoscopy
Death
Epstein-barr virus infection
Hypersensitivity
Mycobacterial infection

20-29:

Dyspnoea
Unresponsive to stimuli

30-39:

Acute myeloid leukaemia
Cellulitis
Death
Fatigue
Pancytopenia
Stomatitis

40-49:

Concomitant disease progression
Diarrhoea
Erythema
Feeling hot
Gastroenteritis
Haemolysis
Haemosiderosis
Jaundice
Klebsiella infection
Lobar pneumonia

50-59:

Febrile neutropenia
Mucosal inflammation
Hypotension
Respiratory failure
Cytomegalovirus viraemia
Metabolic encephalopathy
Vaginal haemorrhage
Acute myeloid leukaemia
Atelectasis
Cerebral infarction

60+:

Anaemia
Fatigue
Acute myeloid leukaemia
Hypoxia
Blood creatinine increased
Blood pressure decreased
Chills
Lung infection
Oxygen saturation decreased
Pulmonary mass

Common conditions people have *:

Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 40 people, 41.67%
High Blood Pressure: 16 people, 16.67%
Pain: 14 people, 14.58%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 13 people, 13.54%
Primary Myelofibrosis (primary disorder of the bone marrow): 11 people, 11.46%
Polycythaemia Vera (blood disorder in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells): 11 people, 11.46%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 10 people, 10.42%
Stress And Anxiety: 6 people, 6.25%
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a group of conditions that occur when the blood-forming cells in the bone marrow are damaged): 6 people, 6.25%
Itching: 6 people, 6.25%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Levaquin and Hydroxyurea?

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How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related publications that referenced our studies

Bhuvan KC, ALrasheedy AA, Ibrahim MI, "A case report from Nepalese community pharmacy on levofloxacin induced severe abdominal pain", Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2013 Jul .
MITTAL V, ARCHANA D, GUPTA A, SRIVASTAV U, CHANDRA V, SAXENA A, AGRAWAL P, "Aphasia: a Rarest Complication with a Well Known Drug Levofloxacin", Medical Science, 2013 Jan .