Drug interactions
Deflazacort + Sorbitol
Severity: Moderate
Deflazacort and Sorbitol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Sorbitol has an osmotic laxative effect that can cause diarrhea and intestinal potassium loss, and deflazacort, a corticosteroid, can promote renal potassium excretion. Combined use may contribute to hypokalemia, mainly with repeated or large laxative doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Deflazacort and Sorbitol 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.
Deflazacort belongs to Miscellaneous; Sorbitol belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
Additive potassium loss from osmotic diarrhea and corticosteroid mineralocorticoid-related kaliuresis.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium if sorbitol is used repeatedly or in large amounts with deflazacort. Replace potassium 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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Other interactions of Sorbitol
- Sodium polystyrene sulfonate + Sorbitol Major
- Lamivudine + Sorbitol Moderate
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 Sorbitol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Deflazacort and Sorbitol 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. Sorbitol has an osmotic laxative effect that can cause diarrhea and intestinal potassium loss, and deflazacort, a corticosteroid, can promote renal potassium excretion. Combined use may contribute to hypokalemia, mainly with repeated or large laxative doses.
How serious is the interaction between Deflazacort and Sorbitol?
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 if sorbitol is used repeatedly or in large amounts with deflazacort. Replace potassium as needed.
What other medicines interact with Sorbitol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Sorbitol with, for example, Sodium polystyrene sulfonate, Lamivudine. The full list is on the Sorbitol page.
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