Requip XL Drug Interactions

Certain Requip XL drug interactions may cause your body to metabolize the medicines differently than intended, possibly altering the amount of Requip XL in your blood. As a result, these interactions may increase your risk of side effects or decrease the effectiveness of Requip XL. Some of the medications that can interact with Requip XL include antipsychotics, certain antibiotics, and estrogens.

Requip XL Drug Information

An Overview of Requip XL Drug Interactions

Requip^® XL (ropinirole XL) can potentially interact with several other medications. Some of these medicines that may lead to Requip XL drug interactions include:

Antipsychotics
Certain antibiotics, antifungals, or parasite medications, including:

Ciprofloxacin (Cipro^®)
Ketoconazole (Nizoral^®)
Norfloxacin (Noroxin^®)
Ofloxacin (Floxin^®)
Primaquine
Thiabendazole (Mintezol^®)

Cigarette smoking
Estrogens, including many hormone replacement medications and many birth control pills, patches, and rings
Fluvoxamine (Luvox^®, Luvox^® CR)
Medications that contain levodopa (Parcopa^®, Sinemet^®, Sinemet^® CR, Stalevo^®)
Methoxsalen
Metoclopramide (Reglan^®)
Mexiletine (Mexitil^®)
Warfarin (Coumadin^®, Jantoven^®).

Requip XL Interactions Explained

The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when Requip XL is combined with any of the drugs listed above.

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