Taking Acrivastine With Other Medicines And Herbal Supplements

Cautions with other medicines

Some medicines affect how acrivastine works or can increase the chances of you having side effects.

Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you're taking any other medicines, including:

• erythromycin, an antibiotic
• any medicine that makes you sleepy, gives you a dry mouth, or makes it difficult for you to pee - taking acrivastine might make these side effects worse

Acrivastine mixed with pseudoephedrine (Benadryl Allergy Relief Plus Decongestant) affects lots of medicines. Check with your pharmacist or doctor before you take it.

These are not all the medicines that may cause problems if you take them with acrivastine. For a full list, see the leaflet inside your medicine packet.

Taking acrivastine with painkillers

You can take acrivastine together with painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen.

Mixing acrivastine with herbal remedies and or supplements

It's not possible to say whether complementary medicines, herbal remedies and supplements are safe to take with acrivastine. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines. They're generally not tested for the effect they have on other medicines.

However, there might be a problem with some of them, especially ones that can cause sleepiness, a dry mouth, or make it difficult to pee.

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal remedies, vitamins or supplements.

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