Drug interactions
Apomorphine + Telavancin
Severity: Moderate
Apomorphine and Telavancin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents have been associated with QTc prolongation. Combined use may increase the risk of torsades de pointes, particularly in patients with cardiac disease or electrolyte abnormalities.
What this interaction means in plain words
Apomorphine and Telavancin 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; Telavancin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Additive prolongation of cardiac repolarisation.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG and correct potassium and magnesium before combining. Monitor the ECG 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 Telavancin
- Telavancin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Telavancin Major
- Amiodarone + Telavancin Major
- Amisulpride + Telavancin Major
- Anagrelide + Telavancin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Telavancin Major
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 Telavancin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Apomorphine and Telavancin 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. Both agents have been associated with QTc prolongation. Combined use may increase the risk of torsades de pointes, particularly in patients with cardiac disease or electrolyte abnormalities.
How serious is the interaction between Apomorphine and Telavancin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Obtain a baseline ECG and correct potassium and magnesium before combining. Monitor the ECG and avoid other QT-prolonging drugs.
What other medicines interact with Telavancin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Telavancin with, for example, Thioridazine, Adagrasib, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Telavancin page.
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