Drug interactions
Budesonide-formoterol + Pazopanib
Severity: Moderate
Budesonide-formoterol and Pazopanib: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pazopanib is associated with QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. Formoterol may add to this effect and can lower potassium, increasing arrhythmia risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide-formoterol and Pazopanib 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; Pazopanib belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation, with beta-2 agonist-induced hypokalemia as a contributing factor.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG and monitor ECG and electrolytes periodically. Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia.
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 Pazopanib
- Adagrasib + Pazopanib Major
- Amiodarone + Pazopanib Major
- Amisulpride + Pazopanib Major
- Amobarbital + Pazopanib Major
- Anagrelide + Pazopanib Major
- Apalutamide + Pazopanib Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide-formoterol with Pazopanib?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Budesonide-formoterol and Pazopanib 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. Pazopanib is associated with QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. Formoterol may add to this effect and can lower potassium, increasing arrhythmia risk.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide-formoterol and Pazopanib?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Obtain a baseline ECG and monitor ECG and electrolytes periodically. Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia.
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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