Drug interactions
Deflazacort + Glycerin
Severity: Minor
Deflazacort and Glycerin: minor interaction.
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Summary
Glycerin is used as a laxative or osmotic agent, and a clinically relevant effect on potassium is not expected with usual use. Significant interaction with deflazacort is unlikely.
What this interaction means in plain words
Deflazacort and Glycerin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Deflazacort belongs to Miscellaneous; Glycerin belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
No established mechanism beyond minor potassium loss with diarrhea.
What to do
No specific action is needed beyond routine potassium monitoring in patients with prolonged diarrhea.
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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Other interactions of Deflazacort
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Deflazacort Contraindicated
- Bcg vaccine live + Deflazacort Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live Contraindicated
- Deflazacort + Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Deflazacort with Glycerin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Deflazacort and Glycerin have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Glycerin is used as a laxative or osmotic agent, and a clinically relevant effect on potassium is not expected with usual use. Significant interaction with deflazacort is unlikely.
How serious is the interaction between Deflazacort and Glycerin?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No specific action is needed beyond routine potassium monitoring in patients with prolonged diarrhea.
What other medicines interact with Deflazacort?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Deflazacort with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Bcg vaccine live, Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal. The full list is on the Deflazacort page.
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