Amikacin Oral Inhalation

Name: Amikacin Oral Inhalation Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

75 interactions 361 cited references

Also sold as: Arikayce Arikayce®

About Amikacin Oral Inhalation

Amikacin oral inhalation is used in combination with other antibiotics to treat Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (MAC; a bacterial infection that may cause serious symptoms) that has not responded well to other antibiotics. Amikacin is in a class of medications called aminoglycoside antibiotics. It works by kil… Read the full Amikacin Oral Inhalation drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 8, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

Most serious with: Ataluren Vecuronium Colistimethate Sodium Cisatracurium Cidofovir Cefepime

1 Contraindicated 35 Major 13 Moderate 26 Minor

All (75) Contraindicated (1) Major (35) Moderate (13) Minor (26)

Contraindicated

Amikacin Oral Inhalation Ataluren Decreased ataluren activity and increased risk of aminoglycoside-associated nephrotoxicity Details

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