Drug Interactions With Eletriptan

Some potential drug interactions with eletriptan involve medications such as some antidepressants, certain antifungals, and ergot medications. Some of these interactions can increase your risk of side effects or cause a dangerous group of symptoms known as serotonin syndrome. Therefore, be sure to talk to your healthcare provider about potential drug interactions with eletriptan that may apply to you.

• Certain antibiotics or antifungals, including:

• • Clarithromycin (Biaxin^®)
  • Erythromycin (Ery-Tab^®)
  • Isoniazid (Nydrazid^®)
  • Itraconazole (Sporanox^®)
  • Ketoconazole (Nizoral^®)
  • Miconazole
  • Telithromycin (Ketek^®)
  • Troleandomycin (Tao^®)

• Conivaptan (Vaprisol^®)
• Delavirdine (Rescriptor^®)
• Diclofenac (Cataflam^®, Voltaren^®)
• Ergot medications, such as:

• • Bromocriptine (Parlodel^®)
  • Dihydroergotamine (Migranal^®)
  • Ergotamine (Bellamine S, Cafergot^®, Ergomar^®)
  • Pergolide (Permax^®) 

• Imatinib (Gleevec^®)
• Nefazodone (Serzone^®)
• Nicardipine (Cardene^®)
• Propofol (Diprivan^®)
• Protease inhibitors, such as:

• • Amprenavir (Agenerase^®)
  • Atazanavir (Reyataz^®)
  • Fosamprenavir (Lexiva^®)
  • Indinavir (Crixivan^®)
  • Nelfinavir (Viracept^®)
  • Ritonavir (Norvir^®) 

• Quinidine
• SSRI or SNRI medications, such as:

• • Citalopram (Celexa^®)
  • Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq™)
  • Duloxetine (Cymbalta^®)
  • Escitalopram (Lexapro^®)
  • Fluoxetine (Prozac^®, Sarafem^®, Selfemra™)
  • Fluvoxamine (Luvox^®, Luvox^® CR)
  • Levomilnacipran (Fetzima™)
  • Milnacipran (Savella™)
  • Paroxetine (Paxil^®, Paxil CR^®, Pexeva^®, Brisdelle™)
  • Sertraline (Zoloft^®)
  • Venlafaxine (Effexor^®, Effexor XR^®)

• Triptans (other migraine medications similar to eletriptan), such as:

• • Almotriptan (Axert^®)
  • Frovatriptan (Frova^®)
  • Naratriptan (Amerge^®)
  • Rizatriptan (Maxalt^®)
  • Sumatriptan (Alsuma™, Imitrex^®, Sumavel^®, Zecuity™) or sumatriptan/naproxen sodium (Treximet^®)
  • Zolmitriptan (Zomig^®).