Drug interactions
Cholera vaccine + Dacarbazine
Severity: Minor
Cholera vaccine and Dacarbazine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Dacarbazine is cytotoxic and immunosuppressive and may reduce the immune response to the oral cholera vaccine. Protection against cholera may be reduced in patients on chemotherapy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cholera vaccine and Dacarbazine 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
Chemotherapy-related immunosuppression impairs the immune response to the vaccine.
What to do
If travel risk allows, vaccinate before chemotherapy starts, or defer until immune recovery. Reinforce food and water precautions regardless of vaccination.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Cholera vaccine with Dacarbazine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Cholera vaccine and Dacarbazine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Dacarbazine is cytotoxic and immunosuppressive and may reduce the immune response to the oral cholera vaccine. Protection against cholera may be reduced in patients on chemotherapy.
How serious is the interaction between Cholera vaccine and Dacarbazine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: If travel risk allows, vaccinate before chemotherapy starts, or defer until immune recovery. Reinforce food and water precautions regardless of vaccination.
What other medicines interact with Dacarbazine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dacarbazine with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Axicabtagene ciloleucel, Belatacept. The full list is on the Dacarbazine page.
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