Drug interactions
Aspirin rectal + Budesonide
Severity: Moderate
Aspirin rectal and Budesonide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids combined with aspirin increase the risk of gastrointestinal irritation, ulceration and bleeding. Budesonide has low systemic exposure, which lessens but does not remove this concern.
What this interaction means in plain words
Aspirin rectal and Budesonide 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 gastrointestinal mucosal injury: aspirin inhibits protective prostaglandins and platelet function while corticosteroids impair mucosal healing.
What to do
Use the lowest effective aspirin dose and duration, and consider gastroprotection in patients at high GI risk. Advise patients to report black stools or abdominal pain.
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 Aspirin rectal with Budesonide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Aspirin rectal and Budesonide 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. Corticosteroids combined with aspirin increase the risk of gastrointestinal irritation, ulceration and bleeding. Budesonide has low systemic exposure, which lessens but does not remove this concern.
How serious is the interaction between Aspirin rectal and Budesonide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective aspirin dose and duration, and consider gastroprotection in patients at high GI risk. Advise patients to report black stools or abdominal pain.
What other medicines interact with Budesonide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Budesonide with, for example, Aldesleukin, Atazanavir, Bcg vaccine live. The full list is on the Budesonide page.
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