Loraz and Dificid drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Loraz (lorazepam) and Dificid (fidaxomicin). Common drug interactions include autonomic nervous system imbalance among females and abdominal pain among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Loraz and Dificid. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 35 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Loraz?
Loraz has active ingredients of lorazepam. It is often used in stress and anxiety. eHealthMe is studying from 165,694 Loraz users. Check the latest studies of Loraz.
What is Dificid?
Dificid has active ingredients of fidaxomicin. It is often used in clostridium difficile colitis. eHealthMe is studying from 1,295 Dificid users. Check the latest studies of Dificid.
35 people who take Loraz and Dificid together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Loraz and Dificid, by gender? *:
female:
- Autonomic nervous system imbalance (autonomic nervous system is of net equal emphasis)
- Diarrhoea
- Neuropathy peripheral (surface nerve damage)
- Upper airway resistance syndrome
- Acute respiratory failure
- Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
- Impaired gastric emptying
- Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)
- Surgery
- Hospitalisation
male:
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhoea
- Mucosal inflammation (infection of mucous membrane)
- Oral pain
- Vomiting
- Drug ineffective
- Respiratory tract infection
What are the common drug interactions of Loraz and Dificid, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhoea
- Mucosal inflammation (infection of mucous membrane)
- Oral pain
- Vomiting
10-19:
n/a
20-29:
- Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)
30-39:
n/a
40-49:
n/a
50-59:
- Diarrhoea
- Hospitalisation
- Acute respiratory failure
- Allergy to animal
- Anaemia (lack of blood)
- Back pain
- Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
- Body temperature increased
- Botulism (food poisoning caused by botulinum growing)
- Bowen's disease (early stage of skin cancer)
60+:
- Diarrhoea
- Dry mouth
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Neurodermatitis (a skin disorder characterized by long lasting itching and scratching)
- Rash morbilliform (a rash that looks like measles)
- Rash pruritic (redness with itching)
- Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
- Lip swelling
- Oral pruritus (itching in mouth)
- Clostridium test positive
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- Insomnia (sleeplessness): 9 people, 25.71%
- Tumor: 2 people, 5.71%
- Sleep Disorder: 2 people, 5.71%
- Pain: 2 people, 5.71%
- Nausea And Vomiting: 2 people, 5.71%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 5.71%
- Muscle Spasms (muscle contraction): 2 people, 5.71%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 2 people, 5.71%
- Itching: 2 people, 5.71%
- Constipation: 2 people, 5.71%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Loraz and Dificid?
- Personalize this study to your gender, age, symptoms and drugs
- Predict drug outcomes for up to one year with AI
- Get an AI agent to monitor your drugs continuously
Related studies:
Effectiveness of, side effects of, and alternative drugs to the 2 drugs:
Browse all drug interactions of Loraz and Dificid:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Browse all side effects of Loraz:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Dificid:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Loraz and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all interactions between Dificid and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on lorazepam and fidaxomicin (the active ingredients of Loraz and Dificid, respectively), and Loraz and Dificid (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.
If you use this eHealthMe study on publication, please acknowledge it with a citation: study title, URL, accessed date.
Recent studies on eHealthMe:
- Drug interactions of Leukine and Aredia - 18 seconds ago
- Bipolar I Disorder and Acute Kidney Failure - 30 seconds ago
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome in L-Methylfolate, how severe and when it was recovered? - 31 seconds ago
- Neurontin and Hypertrophy for Women aged 30-39 - 33 seconds ago
- Dry Eyes and drugs of ingredients of bisoprolol fumarate - 39 seconds ago
- Levaquin and Tendon Rupture for Men aged 20-29 - 44 seconds ago
- Hallucinations in Remeron, how severe and when it was recovered? - 47 seconds ago
- Could Zoloft cause Liver Function Test Abnormal? - 50 seconds ago
- Drug interactions of Nitrol and Enbrel - a minute ago
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome and drugs of ingredients of topiramate - a minute ago