Possible food and drug interactions with Ovral

If Ovral is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered.

It is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Ovral with the following:

• Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
• Amitriptyline (Elavil)
• Ampicillin (Principen)
• Aspirin
• Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
• Barbiturates (phenobarbital, Seconal)
• Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
• Chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin)
• Clofibrate (Questran)
• Clomipramine (Anafranil)
• Cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune)
• Diazepam (Valium)
• Doxepin (Sinequan)
• Fluconazole (Diflucan)
• Glipizide (Glucotrol)
• Griseofulvin (Fulvicin, Gris-PEG)
• HIV protease inhibitor drugs such as Crixivan
• Imipramine (Tofranil)
• Lorazepam (Ativan)
• Metoprolol (Lopressor)
• Modafinil (Provigil)
• Morphine (MS Contin)
• Oxazepam (Serax)
• Penicillin (Veetids, Pen-Vee K)
• Phenylbutazone
• Phenytoin (Dilantin)
• Prednisolone (Prelone, Pediapred)
• Prednisone (Deltasone)
• Primidone (Mysoline)
• Propranolol (Inderal)
• Rifabutin (Mycobutin)
• Rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane)
• St. John\\\\\\\'s Wort
• Sulfonamides (Bactrim, Septra)
• Temazepam (Restoril)
• Tetracycline (Sumycin)
• Theophylline (Theo-Dur)
• Topiramate (Topamax)
• Troleandomycin (Tao)
• Vitamin C
• Warfarin (Coumadin)

Ovral may significantly intensify the effects of alcohol.

Ovral may also affect tests for blood sugar levels and thyroid function and may cause an increase in blood cholesterol levels.