Drug interactions
Calcium chloride + Deflazacort
Severity: Minor
Calcium chloride and Deflazacort: minor interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids can reduce intestinal calcium absorption and increase urinary calcium loss. Calcium chloride is usually given intravenously for acute indications, so the effect is of little practical significance.
What this interaction means in plain words
Calcium chloride and Deflazacort have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoids decrease intestinal calcium absorption and increase renal calcium excretion.
What to do
No specific action is needed for acute use; monitor serum calcium if used repeatedly.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Deflazacort
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Deflazacort Contraindicated
- Bcg vaccine live + Deflazacort Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Calcium chloride with Deflazacort?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Calcium chloride and Deflazacort have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Corticosteroids can reduce intestinal calcium absorption and increase urinary calcium loss. Calcium chloride is usually given intravenously for acute indications, so the effect is of little practical significance.
How serious is the interaction between Calcium chloride and Deflazacort?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No specific action is needed for acute use; monitor serum calcium if used repeatedly.
What other medicines interact with Deflazacort?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Deflazacort with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Bcg vaccine live, Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal. The full list is on the Deflazacort page.
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