Using chloramphenicol with other medicines and herbal supplements

Cautions with other medicines

There are some medicines that do not mix well with chloramphenicol.

Tell your doctor if you're taking (or have recently taken) any of these medicines before you start using chloramphenicol:

• medicines for cancer such as cyclophosphamide
• medicines for the immune system such as azathioprine (prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or if you've had a kidney transplant)

Mixing chloramphenicol with herbal remedies and supplements

There's not enough information to say that complementary medicines and herbal remedies are safe to take with chloramphenicol. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines. They're generally not tested for the effect they have on other medicines.