Drug interactions
Deferasirox + Mometasone
Severity: Minor
Deferasirox and Mometasone: minor interaction.
Last updated
For healthcare professionals — reference only. This page is a brief summary, not medical advice and not a substitute for official labeling or clinical judgement. Always verify before prescribing or dispensing.
Summary
Deferasirox can cause gastrointestinal irritation, ulceration and bleeding, and systemic corticosteroids may add to this risk. With inhaled mometasone the systemic exposure is low, so the added risk is small.
What this interaction means in plain words
Deferasirox and Mometasone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Deferasirox belongs to Miscellaneous; Mometasone belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive gastrointestinal mucosal toxicity; limited by low systemic steroid exposure from inhalation.
What to do
Counsel patients to report black stools, abdominal pain or vomiting of blood. No change in therapy is usually needed with inhaled dosing.
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?
Pro+ members
Unlock the full page
Create an account and start a Pro+ trial to unlock the full management advice for Deferasirox and Mometasone, the additional notes, the evidence detail and the whole-prescription interaction checker.
- Full clinical management advice
- Additional notes
- Evidence detail
- Interaction checker for a whole prescription
Try Pro+ free for 7 days on the web. No card needed.
Other interactions of Mometasone
- Mometasone + Ritonavir Major
- Atazanavir + Mometasone Moderate
- Clarithromycin + Mometasone Moderate
- Cobicistat + Mometasone Moderate
- Darunavir + Mometasone Moderate
- Elvitegravir / cobicistat / emtricitabine / tenofovir df + Mometasone Moderate
Other interactions of Deferasirox
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Deferasirox with Mometasone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Deferasirox and Mometasone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Deferasirox can cause gastrointestinal irritation, ulceration and bleeding, and systemic corticosteroids may add to this risk. With inhaled mometasone the systemic exposure is low, so the added risk is small.
How serious is the interaction between Deferasirox and Mometasone?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Counsel patients to report black stools, abdominal pain or vomiting of blood. No change in therapy is usually needed with inhaled dosing.
What other medicines interact with Mometasone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Mometasone with, for example, Ritonavir, Atazanavir, Clarithromycin. The full list is on the Mometasone page.
Full monographs, dosing and an interaction checker in the MediHelp app
Open the complete reference, check multi-drug interactions and use dosing tools in the MediHelp app.
