Drug Interactions With Naprosyn

There are numerous medicines that may cause drug interactions with Naprosyn, including other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids, cholestyramine, and ACE inhibitors. Among other things, Naprosyn drug interactions can cause your body to metabolize the medicines differently than intended and increase the risk of bleeding or developing stomach ulcers.

What Is Naprosyn?

Drug Interactions With Naprosyn: An Overview

Naprosyn^® (naproxen) can potentially interact with a number of other medicines. Some of these drug interactions with Naprosyn include:

Warfarin (Coumadin^®, Jantoven^®)
Other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen (Advil^®, Motrin^®), diclofenac (Cataflam^®, Voltaren^®), indomethacin (Indocin^®), nabumetone (Relafen^®), oxaprozin (Daypro^®), celecoxib (Celebrex^®), meloxicam (Mobic^®), etodolac (Lodine^®), ketoprofen, ketorolac (Toradol^®), and others
Aspirin
Lithium (Eskalith^®, Lithane^®, Lithonate^®, Lithotabs^®)
Diuretics, such as torsemide (Demadex^®), furosemide (Lasix^®), and hydrochlorothiazide
ACE inhibitors, such as lisinopril (Zestril^®, Prinivil^®), fosinopril (Monopril^®), catopril (Capoten^®), quinapril (Accupril^®), benazepril (Lotensin^®), enalapril (Vasotec^®), or ramipril (Altace^®)
Methotrexate (Rheumatrex^®, Trexall™)
Cholestyramine (Prevalite^®, Questran^®, Questran^® Light, LoCholest^®)
Beta blockers, such as metoprolol (Lopressor^®), propranolol (Inderal^®), atenolol (Tenormin^®), and metoprolol (Toprol XL^®)
Probenecid (Benemid^®, Probalan^®)
Corticosteroids, such as prednisone, hydrocortisone (Cortef^®), dexamethasone (Decadron^®, Dexone^®, Hexadrol^®), and many others.

Several herbal and nutritional supplements can also interact with Naprosyn and may increase the risk of bleeding. Examples of these include, but are not limited to:

Dong quai
Feverfew
Garlic
Ginger
Ginkgo biloba
Ginseng
St. John's wort
Fish oil supplements.

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