Drug interactions
Bremelanotide + Cyclosporin
Severity: Moderate
Bremelanotide and Cyclosporin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Bremelanotide may slow gastric emptying and delay absorption of oral drugs. For cyclosporine, which has a narrow therapeutic index, this could theoretically alter exposure, but the clinical relevance is unproven.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bremelanotide and Cyclosporin 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.
Bremelanotide belongs to Genitourinary; Cyclosporin belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
Delayed gastric emptying may reduce the rate of oral cyclosporine absorption; the effect is not well established.
What to do
Monitor cyclosporine trough concentrations if bremelanotide is used regularly in a transplant patient.
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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Other interactions of Cyclosporin
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Cyclosporin Contraindicated
- Aliskiren + Cyclosporin Contraindicated
- Bcg vaccine live + Cyclosporin Contraindicated
- Bosentan + Cyclosporin Contraindicated
- Cidofovir + Cyclosporin Contraindicated
- Cyclosporin + Dengue vaccine Contraindicated
Other interactions of Bremelanotide
- Bremelanotide + Bupropion-naltrexone Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Digoxin Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Disopyramide Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Naltrexone Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Procainamide Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Tacrolimus Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bremelanotide with Cyclosporin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bremelanotide and Cyclosporin 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. Bremelanotide may slow gastric emptying and delay absorption of oral drugs. For cyclosporine, which has a narrow therapeutic index, this could theoretically alter exposure, but the clinical relevance is unproven.
How serious is the interaction between Bremelanotide and Cyclosporin?
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 cyclosporine trough concentrations if bremelanotide is used regularly in a transplant patient.
What other medicines interact with Cyclosporin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cyclosporin with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Aliskiren, Bcg vaccine live. The full list is on the Cyclosporin page.
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