Drug interactions
Apomorphine + Budesonide-formoterol
Severity: Moderate
Apomorphine and Budesonide-formoterol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Formoterol can prolong the QT interval and cause hypokalemia, and apomorphine has been associated with QT prolongation. Combined use may increase the risk of arrhythmia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Apomorphine and Budesonide-formoterol can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Apomorphine belongs to Central Nervous System; Budesonide-formoterol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive effects on cardiac repolarization.
What to do
Monitor ECG and electrolytes in patients with cardiac risk factors. Correct hypokalemia and avoid other QT-prolonging drugs.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Budesonide-formoterol
Other interactions of Apomorphine
- Alosetron + Apomorphine Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Cisapride Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Dolasetron Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Granisetron Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Netupitant-palonosetron Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Ondansetron Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Apomorphine with Budesonide-formoterol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Apomorphine and Budesonide-formoterol can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Formoterol can prolong the QT interval and cause hypokalemia, and apomorphine has been associated with QT prolongation. Combined use may increase the risk of arrhythmia.
How serious is the interaction between Apomorphine and Budesonide-formoterol?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor ECG and electrolytes in patients with cardiac risk factors. Correct hypokalemia and avoid other QT-prolonging drugs.
What other medicines interact with Budesonide-formoterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Budesonide-formoterol with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Budesonide-formoterol page.
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