Zyvox

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. Similarly, ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, so they can check that the combination is safe.

This medicine must not be taken by people who are taking monoamine oxidase inhibitor medicines (MAOIs - used to treat depression or Parkinson's disease), or who have taken an MAOI medicine in the previous two weeks. MAOIs are:

- the antidepressants phenelzine, isocarboxacid or tranylcypromine
- moclobemide for depression
- selegiline or rasagiline for Parkinson's disease.

Linezolid should not be taken by people taking any of the following medicines unless the individual is under close medical observation and their blood pressure is monitored:

- SSRI antidepressants, eg fluoxetine, paroxetine
- tricyclic antidepressants, eg amitriptyline, imipramine
- triptans for migraine, eg sumatriptan, almotriptan, rizatriptan
- decongestants, eg pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine, phenylephrine (these are often found in cold and flu remedies)
- medicines that open the airways, eg salbutamol, salmeterol, terbutaline
- amphetamines
- methylphenidate
- adrenaline
- noradrenaline
- pethidine
- buspirone
- dopamine
- dobutamine.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredient

There are currently no other medicines available in the UK that contain linezolid as the active ingredient.

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