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5 Interactions found for:

Eliquis and Vitamin D3
Interactions Summary
  • 2 Major
  • 1 Moderate
  • 2 Minor
  • Eliquis
  • Vitamin D3

Drug Interactions

No drug interactions were found for selected drugs: Eliquis, Vitamin D3.

This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.

Drug and Food Interactions

Moderate
Vitamin D3 + Food

The following applies to the ingredients: Cholecalciferol (found in Vitamin D3)

MONITOR: Additive effects and possible toxicity (e.g., hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, and/or hyperphosphatemia) may occur when patients using vitamin D and/or vitamin D analogs ingest a diet high in vitamin D, calcium, and/or phosphorus. The biologically active forms of vitamin D stimulate intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. This may be helpful in patients with hypocalcemia and/or hypophosphatemia. However, sudden increases in calcium or phosphorus consumption due to dietary changes could precipitate hypercalcemia and/or hyperphosphatemia. Patients with certain disease states, such as impaired renal function, may be more susceptible to toxic side effects like ectopic calcification. On the other hand, if dietary calcium is inadequate for the body's needs, the active form of vitamin D will stimulate osteoclasts to pull calcium from the bones. This may be detrimental in a patient with reduced bone density.

MANAGEMENT: Given the narrow therapeutic index of vitamin D and vitamin D analogs, the amounts of calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D present in the patient's diet may need to be taken into consideration. Specific dietary guidance should be discussed with the patient and regular lab work should be monitored as indicated. Calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D levels should be kept within the desired ranges, which may differ depending on the patient's condition. Patients should also be counseled on the signs and symptoms of hypervitaminosis D, hypercalcemia, and/or hyperphosphatemia.

References

  1. "Product Information. Drisdol (ergocalciferol)." Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC (2023):
  2. "Product Information. Fultium-D3 (colecalciferol)." Internis Pharmaceuticals Ltd (2024):
  3. "Product Information. Ostelin Specialist Range Vitamin D (colecalciferol)." Sanofi-Aventis Healthcare Pty Ltd T/A Sanofi Consumer Healthcare (2024):
  4. "Product Information. Rocaltrol (calcitriol)." Atnahs Pharma UK Ltd (2021):
  5. "Product Information. Calcitriol (calcitriol)." Strides Pharma Inc. (2019):
  6. "Product Information. Calcitriol (GenRx) (calcitriol)." Apotex Pty Ltd (2024):
  7. "Product Information. Ergocalciferol (ergocalciferol)." RPH Pharmaceuticals AB (2022):
  8. "Product Information. Sandoz D (cholecalciferol)." Sandoz Canada Incorporated (2020):
  9. Fischer V, Haffner-Luntzer M, Prystaz K, et al. "Calcium and vitamin-D deficiency marginally impairs fracture healing but aggravates posttraumatic bone loss in osteoporotic mice. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-07511-2" (2024):
  10. National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements "Vitamin D https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/#h37" (2024):

Drug and Pregnancy Interactions

The following applies to the ingredients: Apixaban (found in Eliquis)

Use is not recommended.

AU TGA pregnancy category: C
US FDA pregnancy category: Not assigned.

Risk Summary: Insufficient data exists to inform drug-associated risks of major birth defects, miscarriage, or adverse developmental outcomes.

Comments:
-Treatment can cause uterine bleeding, that may require gynecological surgical intervention.
-Treatment can cause placental hemorrhage and subsequent fetal loss.
-This drug may increase the risk of bleeding in the fetus and neonate.
-Females of reproductive potential that require anticoagulation should discuss pregnancy planning options with their healthcare provider.

Animal studies have failed to reveal evidence of adverse developmental effects. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy.

Use of this drug during labor or delivery in women receiving neuraxial anesthesia may result in epidural or spinal hematomas.

AU TGA pregnancy category C: Drugs which, owing to their pharmacological effects, have caused or may be suspected of causing, harmful effects on the human fetus or neonate without causing malformations. These effects may be reversible. Accompanying texts should be consulted for further details.

US FDA pregnancy category Not Assigned: The US FDA has amended the pregnancy labeling rule for prescription drug products to require labeling that includes a summary of risk, a discussion of the data supporting that summary, and relevant information to help health care providers make prescribing decisions and counsel women about the use of drugs during pregnancy. Pregnancy categories A, B, C, D, and X are being phased out.

References

  1. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics." O 0
  2. Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information." O 0
  3. "Product Information. Eliquis (apixaban)." Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Inc (2012):

The following applies to the ingredients: Cholecalciferol (found in Vitamin D3)

Use is not recommended unless there is a deficiency.

AU TGA pregnancy category: Exempt
US FDA pregnancy category: Not assigned

Comments:
-Vitamin D supplementation should begin a few months prior to pregnancy.

Animal studies at high doses have shown teratogenicity. There are no controlled data in human pregnancy. Because vitamin D raises calcium levels, it is suspect in the pathogenesis of supravalvular aortic stenosis syndrome, which is often associated with idiopathic hypercalcemia of infancy, but excessive vitamin D intake or retention has not been found consistently in these mothers. A study of 15 patients with maternal hypoparathyroidism, treated with high dose vitamin D during pregnancy (average 107,000 international units per day) to maintain normal calcium levels, produced all normal children. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with reduced fetal growth, neonatal hypocalcemia (with and without convulsions), rickets, and defective tooth enamel.

AU TGA pregnancy category Exempt: Medicines exempted from pregnancy classification are not absolutely safe for use in pregnancy in all circumstances. Some exempted medicines, for example the complementary medicine, St John's Wort, may interact with other medicines and induce unexpected adverse effects in the mother and/or fetus.

US FDA pregnancy category Not Assigned: The US FDA has amended the pregnancy labeling rule for prescription drug products to require labeling that includes a summary of risk, a discussion of the data supporting that summary, and relevant information to help health care providers make prescribing decision and counsel women about the use of drugs during pregnancy. Pregnancy categories A, B, C, D and X are being phased out.

References

  1. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics." O 0
  2. Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information." O 0
  3. TGA. Therapeutic Goods Administration. Australian Drug Evaluation Committee "Prescribing medicines in pregnancy: an Australian categorisation of risk of drug use in pregnancy. http://www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/medpreg.htm" (2010):
  4. Briggs GG, Freeman RK. "Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation." Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health (2015):

Drug and Breastfeeding Interactions

The following applies to the ingredients: Apixaban (found in Eliquis)

A decision should be made to discontinue breast-feeding or discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the mother.

Excreted into human milk: Unknown
Excreted into animal milk: Yes

The effects in the nursing infant are unknown.

Animal studies in lactation did not result in death of offspring. The drug was excreted in the milk of the animal model at a high milk to plasma ratio, possibly due to active transport.

References

  1. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics." O 0
  2. Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information." O 0
  3. "Product Information. Eliquis (apixaban)." Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Inc (2012):

The following applies to the ingredients: Cholecalciferol (found in Vitamin D3)

Use is not recommended unless the clinical condition of the woman requires treatment.

Excreted into human milk: Yes

Comments:
-Make allowance for any maternal dose if prescribing this product to a breast fed infant.
-Consider monitoring the infant's serum calcium if the mother is receiving pharmacologic doses of vitamin D.
-Vitamin D supplementation is recommended in exclusively breast fed infants.

The required dose of vitamin D during lactation has not been adequately studied; doses similar to those for pregnant women have been suggested.

Chronic ingestion of large doses of vitamin D by the mother may lead to hypercalcemia in the breastfed infant.

References

  1. Cerner Multum, Inc. "UK Summary of Product Characteristics." O 0
  2. Cerner Multum, Inc. "Australian Product Information." O 0
  3. Briggs GG, Freeman RK. "Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation." Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health (2015):
  4. IOM (Institute of Medicine). "Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D." Washington, DC: The National Academies Press (2011):

Therapeutic Duplication Warnings

No warnings were found for your selected drugs.

Therapeutic duplication warnings are only returned when drugs within the same group exceed the recommended therapeutic duplication maximum.

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Drug Interaction Classification

These classifications are only a guideline. The relevance of a particular drug interaction to a specific individual is difficult to determine. Always consult your healthcare provider before starting or stopping any medication.
Major Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit.
Moderate Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances.
Minor Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan.
Unknown No interaction information available.

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