Drug interactions
Apomorphine + Formoterol-mometasone
Severity: Moderate
Apomorphine and Formoterol-mometasone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Apomorphine has been associated with QT prolongation, and formoterol can prolong QT at high doses or through hypokalemia. Concurrent use may add to arrhythmia risk in susceptible patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Apomorphine and Formoterol-mometasone 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; Formoterol-mometasone belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive effects on cardiac repolarization, with formoterol-induced hypokalemia as a further contributor.
What to do
Consider an ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors and correct electrolyte abnormalities. Avoid adding further 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 Formoterol-mometasone
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 Formoterol-mometasone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Apomorphine and Formoterol-mometasone 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 has been associated with QT prolongation, and formoterol can prolong QT at high doses or through hypokalemia. Concurrent use may add to arrhythmia risk in susceptible patients.
How serious is the interaction between Apomorphine and Formoterol-mometasone?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Consider an ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors and correct electrolyte abnormalities. Avoid adding further QT-prolonging drugs.
What other medicines interact with Formoterol-mometasone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Formoterol-mometasone with, for example, Amiodarone, Amisulpride, Amoxapine. The full list is on the Formoterol-mometasone page.
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