Itraconazole (Sporanox)

Alternate Name: Sporanox

Description: Itraconazole is a generic drug prescribed for the treatment of patients with fungal infections. The average price of Itraconazole is about $516 for a supply of 60,100 mg capsules. Take advantage of our LowerMyRx discount to receive a typical Itraconazole discount of up to 80% off of the retail price at participating pharmacies near you.

Dosage Form: Capsule

Administration Route: By mouth

Drug Class: Antifungal

Generic Available: Yes

Strength: 100 MG

Warnings: Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, lung problems (including COPD), edema (body swelling), HIV infection or AIDS, or cystic fibrosis. Tell your doctor if you have had an organ transplant. This medicine may cause the following problems:New or worsening heart failureLiver problemsHeart rhythm problems, which can be life-threatening (when used with certain medicines)Pseudoaldosteronism, including new or worsening high blood pressure and hypokalemia (low potassium in the blood)Nerve problemsTemporary or permanent hearing loss This medicine may make you feel dizzy or have blurred vision. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you. Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse. Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone. Numbness, tingling, or burning pain anywhere in your body Rapid weight gain, swelling in your face, hands, ankles, or feet

Food Warnings: Do not use avanafil, cisapride, disopyramide, dofetilide, dronedarone, eliglustat, eplerenone, felodipine, finerenone, irinotecan, isavuconazole, ivabradine, lomitapide, lurasidone, methadone, naloxegol, nisoldipine, oral midazolam, pimozide, quinidine, ranolazine, ticagrelor, triazolam, venetoclax, voclosporin, an ergot medicine (including dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, methylergonovine) or medicines to lower cholesterol (including lovastatin, simvastatin) during and 2 weeks after treatment with itraconazole. Do not take colchicine, fesoterodine, solifenacin, or telithromycin during and 2 weeks after treatment with itraconazole, if you have kidney or liver disease., Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following:Alfentanil, alfuzosin, aliskiren, alprazolam, apixaban, aripiprazole, artemether-lumefantrine, bedaquiline, buprenorphine, buspirone, cariprazine, clarithromycin, conivaptan, darifenacin, diazepam, digoxin, eletriptan, everolimus, fentanyl, haloperidol, isoniazid, lumacaftor/ivacaftor, meloxicam, midazolam, oxycodone, praziquantel, quetiapine, quinine, ramelteon, rifabutin, rifampin, riociguat, risperidone, rivaroxaban, Saccharomyces boulardii, salmeterol, sildenafil, silodosin, sirolimus, sufentanil, suvorexant, tadalafil, tamsulosin, temsirolimus, tolvaptan, trimetrexate, valbenazine, vardenafil, venlafaxine, vorapaxar, zopicloneBirth control pills (including dienogest, ulipristal)Blood thinners (including cilostazol, dabigatran, warfarin)Diuretics (water pill)Medicine to treat cancer (including axitinib, bortezomib, bosutinib, brentuximab-vedotin, busulfan cabazitaxel, cabozantinib, ceritinib, cobimetinib, crizotinib, dabrafenib, dasatinib, docetaxel, entrectinib, erlotinib, gefitinib, glasdegib, ibrutinib, idealisib, imatinib, ixabepilone, lapatinib, mobocertinib, nilotinib, nintedanib, olaparib, panobinostat, pazopanib, pemigatinib, ponatinib, regorafenib, ruxolitinib, sonidegib, sunitinib, talazoparib, trabectedin, trastuzumab-emtansine, tretinoin, vandatenib)Medicine to treat HIV infection (including cobicistat, darunavir, efavirenz, elbasvir/grazoprevir, elvitegravir, fosamprenavir, indinavir, nevirapine, ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir, saquinavir, simeprevir)Medicine to treat seizures (including carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin)Oral diabetes medicine (including repaglinide, saxagliptin) It is best to avoid these drugs for 2 weeks before, during, and after treatment with itraconazole., Many other drugs can interact with itraconazole. Make sure your doctor knows about all other medicines you are using., If you are taking stomach medicine (including an antacid, H2 blocker, or proton pump inhibitor), take it at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after using this medicine., Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse., Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.