Patients should consult their physician before taking any additional prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, nutritional supplements or herbal medications. Of particular concern to individuals using antifungals are:

• Antacid therapies (drugs used to treat digestive symptoms)
  
  
• Anticoagulants (drugs that help prevent blood clots)
  
  
• Anticonvulsants (drugs that help prevent seizures)
  
  
• Antidepressants (drugs used to treat depression and other psychiatric conditions)
  
  
• Antihistamines (drugs that block the effects of histamine, a chemical released during an allergic reaction)
  
  
• Antituberculosis agents (drugs used to treat tuberculosis)
  
  
• Beta-blockers (drugs that lower blood pressure)
  
  
• Calcium channel blockers (drugs that reduce blood pressure and improve circulation)
  
  
• GI motility agents (drugs that promote digestion)
  
  
• Immunosuppressants (medications that suppress the immune system)
  
  
• Oral contraceptives (birth control pills)
  
  
• Oral hypoglycemic agents (drugs that reduce the amount of glucose in the blood)
  
  
• Proton pump inhibitors (drugs that reduce stomach acid)
  
  
• Some bronchodilators (drugs that dilate [widen] airways in the lungs)
  
  
• Thiazide diuretics (drugs that promote loss of water from the body)
  
  
• Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (drugs that treat HIV)