Drug interactions
Choline magnesium trisalicylate + Dexamethasone-tobramycin
Severity: Moderate
Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Dexamethasone-tobramycin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids and salicylates both injure the gastric mucosa, raising the risk of ulceration and bleeding. Corticosteroids may also lower salicylate levels. The risk is mostly with systemic dexamethasone.
What this interaction means in plain words
Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Dexamethasone-tobramycin 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.
Why it happens
Additive gastrointestinal mucosal injury; corticosteroids may increase salicylate clearance.
What to do
Use the shortest effective duration, consider gastroprotection with a proton pump inhibitor in high-risk patients, and monitor for GI bleeding.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Choline magnesium trisalicylate with Dexamethasone-tobramycin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Dexamethasone-tobramycin 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. Corticosteroids and salicylates both injure the gastric mucosa, raising the risk of ulceration and bleeding. Corticosteroids may also lower salicylate levels. The risk is mostly with systemic dexamethasone.
How serious is the interaction between Choline magnesium trisalicylate and Dexamethasone-tobramycin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the shortest effective duration, consider gastroprotection with a proton pump inhibitor in high-risk patients, and monitor for GI bleeding.
What other medicines interact with Dexamethasone-tobramycin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dexamethasone-tobramycin with, for example, Capreomycin, Carboplatin, Ciprofloxacin. The full list is on the Dexamethasone-tobramycin page.
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