Drug interactions
Asenapine transdermal + Budesonide-formoterol
Severity: Moderate
Asenapine transdermal and Budesonide-formoterol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Asenapine can prolong the QT interval and formoterol may add to this and reduce potassium. Combined use may increase the risk of arrhythmia in susceptible patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Asenapine transdermal 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.
Why it happens
Additive effects on cardiac repolarization.
What to do
Monitor ECG and electrolytes in patients with cardiac disease or other QT risk factors. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Asenapine transdermal with Budesonide-formoterol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Asenapine transdermal 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. Asenapine can prolong the QT interval and formoterol may add to this and reduce potassium. Combined use may increase the risk of arrhythmia in susceptible patients.
How serious is the interaction between Asenapine transdermal 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 disease or other QT risk factors. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
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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