Tazocin

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine, so they can check that the combination is safe.

Penicillins such as piperacillin may decrease the removal of methotrexate from the body, increasing the risk of its side effects. Your doctor may want to monitor the amount of methotrexate in your blood if you are receiving methotrexate treatment in combination with this medicine.

This medicine may alter the anti-blood-clotting effects of anticoagulant medicines such as warfarin. Your doctor may want to monitor your blood clotting time more frequently if you are receiving anticoagulant treatment in combination with this medicine.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredients

There are currently no other medicines available in the UK that contain piperacillin and tazobactam as the active ingredients.

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