Drug interactions
Beclomethasone + Ethacrynic acid
Severity: Minor
Beclomethasone and Ethacrynic acid: minor interaction.
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Summary
Loop diuretics and corticosteroids both promote potassium loss. With inhaled beclomethasone, systemic effects are small, so significant hypokalemia is uncommon unless doses are high.
What this interaction means in plain words
Beclomethasone and Ethacrynic acid have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Beclomethasone belongs to Respiratory; Ethacrynic acid belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive renal potassium wasting from loop diuretic action and corticosteroid mineralocorticoid effect.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium periodically and replace if low, particularly with high-dose steroids or concurrent digoxin.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Beclomethasone
Other interactions of Ethacrynic acid
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Beclomethasone with Ethacrynic acid?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Beclomethasone and Ethacrynic acid have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Loop diuretics and corticosteroids both promote potassium loss. With inhaled beclomethasone, systemic effects are small, so significant hypokalemia is uncommon unless doses are high.
How serious is the interaction between Beclomethasone and Ethacrynic acid?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor serum potassium periodically and replace if low, particularly with high-dose steroids or concurrent digoxin.
What other medicines interact with Beclomethasone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Beclomethasone with, for example, Corticorelin, Macimorelin, Sipuleucel-t. The full list is on the Beclomethasone page.
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