Drug interactions
Calcium gluconate + Deflazacort
Severity: Minor
Calcium gluconate and Deflazacort: minor interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids can reduce intestinal calcium absorption and increase urinary calcium loss, which may reduce the effect of calcium supplementation. This is mainly relevant for bone health during long-term therapy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Calcium gluconate 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.
Calcium gluconate belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Deflazacort belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
Glucocorticoids decrease intestinal calcium absorption and increase renal calcium excretion.
What to do
Ensure adequate calcium and vitamin D intake and monitor bone health during long-term deflazacort therapy.
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
Other interactions of Calcium gluconate
- Calcium gluconate + Ceftriaxone Contraindicated
- Calcium gluconate + Digoxin Major
- Alendronate + Calcium gluconate Moderate
- Amlodipine-atorvastatin + Calcium gluconate Moderate
- Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan + Calcium gluconate Moderate
- Amlodipine-olmesartan-hydrochlorothiazide + Calcium gluconate Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Calcium gluconate with Deflazacort?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Calcium gluconate 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, which may reduce the effect of calcium supplementation. This is mainly relevant for bone health during long-term therapy.
How serious is the interaction between Calcium gluconate 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: Ensure adequate calcium and vitamin D intake and monitor bone health during long-term deflazacort therapy.
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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