Drug interactions
Budesonide + Rabies vaccine
Severity: Moderate
Budesonide and Rabies vaccine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids may reduce the antibody response to rabies vaccine, which could compromise protection in a lethal disease. This is most relevant with systemic or high-dose therapy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Rabies vaccine 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
Corticosteroid immunosuppression can reduce antibody production after vaccination.
What to do
Never delay post-exposure vaccination and immune globulin when indicated; check rabies neutralizing antibody titer after vaccination in patients on immunosuppressive steroid doses.
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 Budesonide with Rabies vaccine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Budesonide and Rabies vaccine 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 may reduce the antibody response to rabies vaccine, which could compromise protection in a lethal disease. This is most relevant with systemic or high-dose therapy.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Rabies vaccine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Never delay post-exposure vaccination and immune globulin when indicated; check rabies neutralizing antibody titer after vaccination in patients on immunosuppressive steroid doses.
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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