Drug interactions
Cortisone + Tiotropium-olodaterol
Severity: Moderate
Cortisone and Tiotropium-olodaterol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Cortisone has mineralocorticoid activity that causes potassium loss, and beta2-agonists can further lower potassium. Hypokalemia may increase arrhythmia risk, mainly in patients with cardiac disease or at high doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cortisone and Tiotropium-olodaterol 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 hypokalemia from corticosteroid-induced renal potassium loss and beta2-mediated potassium shift.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium in patients on prolonged or high-dose cortisone and replace as needed.
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 Cortisone with Tiotropium-olodaterol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cortisone and Tiotropium-olodaterol 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. Cortisone has mineralocorticoid activity that causes potassium loss, and beta2-agonists can further lower potassium. Hypokalemia may increase arrhythmia risk, mainly in patients with cardiac disease or at high doses.
How serious is the interaction between Cortisone and Tiotropium-olodaterol?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor serum potassium in patients on prolonged or high-dose cortisone and replace as needed.
What other medicines interact with Tiotropium-olodaterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tiotropium-olodaterol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arformoterol, Arsenic trioxide. The full list is on the Tiotropium-olodaterol page.
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