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Will Citrucel Interfere With The Absorption Of Other Drugs?

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Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Question: I have been advised not to take citrucel & coumadin together. Does cirucel interfere with the absorption pif other drugs? e.g. pravastatin?
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Answered by Dr. Manmeet Kaur (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: citrucel is a laxative and stool softener Detailed Answer: Hello there. Thanks for posting your query at Healthcare Magic I have read your query thoroughly. First of all I must advice that you must be aware that citrucel is a stool softener and laxative . Chemically it methylcellulose. It interferes with the absorption of many drugs like oral anti coagulants and statins , digitalils, aspirin, nitrofurantoin . Thus it is recommended not to take these drugs together. So I advice you take some other stool softener under the guidance of examining physician. I hope you are satisfied . If you still have any doubts, I am there to answer your query.
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Will Citrucel Interfere With The Absorption Of Other Drugs?

Brief Answer: citrucel is a laxative and stool softener Detailed Answer: Hello there. Thanks for posting your query at Healthcare Magic I have read your query thoroughly. First of all I must advice that you must be aware that citrucel is a stool softener and laxative . Chemically it methylcellulose. It interferes with the absorption of many drugs like oral anti coagulants and statins , digitalils, aspirin, nitrofurantoin . Thus it is recommended not to take these drugs together. So I advice you take some other stool softener under the guidance of examining physician. I hope you are satisfied . If you still have any doubts, I am there to answer your query.