Drug interactions
Aspirin rectal + Prednisolone
Severity: Moderate
Aspirin rectal and Prednisolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Concurrent corticosteroid and aspirin use increases the risk of gastrointestinal ulceration and bleeding. Systemic salicylate effects on platelets and mucosal prostaglandins persist even with rectal administration.
What this interaction means in plain words
Aspirin rectal and Prednisolone 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 toxicity from salicylate prostaglandin inhibition and platelet effects with corticosteroid impairment of mucosal defense.
What to do
Use the lowest effective doses for the shortest duration and consider gastroprotection with a proton pump inhibitor in higher-risk patients. Monitor for signs of GI bleeding.
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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- Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live + Prednisolone Contraindicated
- Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live + Prednisolone Contraindicated
- Measles vaccine + Prednisolone Contraindicated
- Mifepristone + Prednisolone Contraindicated
- Prednisolone + Radium-223 dichloride Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Aspirin rectal with Prednisolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Aspirin rectal and Prednisolone 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. Concurrent corticosteroid and aspirin use increases the risk of gastrointestinal ulceration and bleeding. Systemic salicylate effects on platelets and mucosal prostaglandins persist even with rectal administration.
How serious is the interaction between Aspirin rectal and Prednisolone?
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 doses for the shortest duration and consider gastroprotection with a proton pump inhibitor in higher-risk patients. Monitor for signs of GI bleeding.
What other medicines interact with Prednisolone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Prednisolone with, for example, Bcg vaccine live, Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live, Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live. The full list is on the Prednisolone page.
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