Drug interactions
Budesonide + Rotavirus oral vaccine live
Severity: Moderate
Budesonide and Rotavirus oral vaccine live: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Live rotavirus vaccine given to someone immunosuppressed by corticosteroids may cause prolonged vaccine-virus infection and reduced response. Concern is mainly with systemic high-dose steroids, including in infants.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide and Rotavirus oral vaccine live 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 suppression of immunity may impair clearance of live attenuated virus.
What to do
Review steroid dose and duration before vaccinating; avoid in infants on immunosuppressive systemic steroid doses and follow local labeling for timing.
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 Rotavirus oral vaccine live?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Budesonide and Rotavirus oral vaccine live 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. Live rotavirus vaccine given to someone immunosuppressed by corticosteroids may cause prolonged vaccine-virus infection and reduced response. Concern is mainly with systemic high-dose steroids, including in infants.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide and Rotavirus oral vaccine live?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Review steroid dose and duration before vaccinating; avoid in infants on immunosuppressive systemic steroid doses and follow local labeling for timing.
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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