Drug interactions
Bleomycin + Brentuximab vedotin
Severity: Contraindicated
Bleomycin and Brentuximab vedotin: contraindicated interaction.
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Summary
Concomitant use with bleomycin led to excess pulmonary toxicity in Hodgkin lymphoma patients, and this combination is contraindicated in the brentuximab labeling. Patients may develop pneumonitis or respiratory failure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bleomycin and Brentuximab vedotin are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two.
Bleomycin belongs to Oncology; Brentuximab vedotin belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive or synergistic lung injury; the exact mechanism is not fully established.
What to do
Do not combine; omit bleomycin from regimens containing brentuximab vedotin (for example AVD with brentuximab). Evaluate any new cough or dyspnea promptly.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there an alternative to one of these two medicines for me?
- If both are essential, who is monitoring me and how often?
- Which symptoms mean I should stop and seek help straight away?
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Other interactions of Bleomycin
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Bleomycin Contraindicated
- Bleomycin + Brentuximab Contraindicated
- Bleomycin + Dengue vaccine Major
- Bleomycin + Trastuzumab deruxtecan Major
- Bleomycin + Cholera vaccine Moderate
- Bleomycin + Ethotoin Moderate
Other interactions of Brentuximab vedotin
- Brentuximab vedotin + Siponimod Major
- Apalutamide + Brentuximab vedotin Moderate
- Brentuximab vedotin + Clarithromycin Moderate
- Brentuximab vedotin + Imatinib Moderate
- Brentuximab vedotin + Isoniazid Moderate
- Brentuximab vedotin + Itraconazole Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bleomycin with Brentuximab vedotin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as contraindicated. Bleomycin and Brentuximab vedotin are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two. Concomitant use with bleomycin led to excess pulmonary toxicity in Hodgkin lymphoma patients, and this combination is contraindicated in the brentuximab labeling. Patients may develop pneumonitis or respiratory failure.
How serious is the interaction between Bleomycin and Brentuximab vedotin?
MediHelp rates it contraindicated, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Do not combine; omit bleomycin from regimens containing brentuximab vedotin (for example AVD with brentuximab). Evaluate any new cough or dyspnea promptly.
What other medicines interact with Bleomycin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Bleomycin with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Brentuximab, Dengue vaccine. The full list is on the Bleomycin page.
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