Drug interactions
Dalteparin + Triamcinolone
Severity: Moderate
Dalteparin and Triamcinolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids can alter coagulation and may also weaken vascular integrity, so the effect on anticoagulation is unpredictable. Bleeding risk may rise, particularly with gastrointestinal mucosal injury or with high or prolonged steroid exposure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dalteparin and Triamcinolone 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.
Dalteparin belongs to Cardiovascular; Triamcinolone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic effects of corticosteroids on coagulability and vascular fragility; the mechanism is not firmly established.
What to do
Watch for signs of bleeding and monitor platelet count and hemoglobin. Review whether the steroid is needed at higher doses or for long durations.
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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- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Triamcinolone Major
- Aldesleukin + Triamcinolone Major
- Atazanavir + Triamcinolone Major
- Axicabtagene ciloleucel + Triamcinolone Major
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- Dalteparin + Ketorolac Contraindicated
- Dalteparin + Mifepristone Contraindicated
- Abciximab + Dalteparin Major
- Acalabrutinib + Dalteparin Major
- Aceclofenac + Dalteparin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dalteparin with Triamcinolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dalteparin and Triamcinolone 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 can alter coagulation and may also weaken vascular integrity, so the effect on anticoagulation is unpredictable. Bleeding risk may rise, particularly with gastrointestinal mucosal injury or with high or prolonged steroid exposure.
How serious is the interaction between Dalteparin and Triamcinolone?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Watch for signs of bleeding and monitor platelet count and hemoglobin. Review whether the steroid is needed at higher doses or for long durations.
What other medicines interact with Triamcinolone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Triamcinolone with, for example, Smallpox vaccine live, Zoster vaccine live, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live. The full list is on the Triamcinolone page.
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