Drug interactions
Budesonide-formoterol + Lenvatinib
Severity: Moderate
Budesonide-formoterol and Lenvatinib: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lenvatinib can prolong the QT interval and formoterol may contribute additional QT effects. Using both increases the risk of arrhythmia, particularly when electrolytes are abnormal.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide-formoterol and Lenvatinib 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.
Budesonide-formoterol belongs to Respiratory; Lenvatinib belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation.
What to do
Monitor ECG periodically and correct hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and hypocalcemia.
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 Budesonide-formoterol
Other interactions of Lenvatinib
- Amiodarone + Lenvatinib Major
- Amisulpride + Lenvatinib Major
- Asenapine + Lenvatinib Major
- Chlorpromazine + Lenvatinib Major
- Donepezil + Lenvatinib Major
- Haloperidol + Lenvatinib Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide-formoterol with Lenvatinib?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Budesonide-formoterol and Lenvatinib 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. Lenvatinib can prolong the QT interval and formoterol may contribute additional QT effects. Using both increases the risk of arrhythmia, particularly when electrolytes are abnormal.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide-formoterol and Lenvatinib?
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 ECG periodically and correct hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia and hypocalcemia.
What other medicines interact with Budesonide-formoterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Budesonide-formoterol with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Budesonide-formoterol page.
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