Drug interactions
Desflurane + Telavancin
Severity: Moderate
Desflurane and Telavancin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Volatile anesthetics such as desflurane can lengthen the QT interval, and telavancin may add to this effect during surgery. This may raise the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in susceptible patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Desflurane and Telavancin 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.
Desflurane belongs to Central Nervous System; Telavancin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Additive QTc prolongation through pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Check a baseline ECG and correct potassium and magnesium before anesthesia. Monitor the ECG perioperatively and avoid other QT-prolonging agents.
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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- Anagrelide + Telavancin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Telavancin Major
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Desflurane with Telavancin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Desflurane and Telavancin 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. Volatile anesthetics such as desflurane can lengthen the QT interval, and telavancin may add to this effect during surgery. This may raise the risk of ventricular arrhythmias in susceptible patients.
How serious is the interaction between Desflurane and Telavancin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Check a baseline ECG and correct potassium and magnesium before anesthesia. Monitor the ECG perioperatively and avoid other QT-prolonging agents.
What other medicines interact with Telavancin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Telavancin with, for example, Thioridazine, Adagrasib, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Telavancin page.
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