Drug interactions
Deutetrabenazine + Tacrolimus
Severity: Moderate
Deutetrabenazine and Tacrolimus: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can prolong the QT interval, although deutetrabenazine has little effect at usual doses. The combined risk of torsades de pointes is higher with electrolyte disturbances or other risk factors.
What this interaction means in plain words
Deutetrabenazine and Tacrolimus 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.
Deutetrabenazine belongs to Central Nervous System; Tacrolimus belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation through effects on cardiac repolarization.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG and correct potassium and magnesium; monitor the QTc in patients with additional risk factors.
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 Tacrolimus
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Tacrolimus Contraindicated
- Bcg vaccine live + Tacrolimus Contraindicated
- Cidofovir + Tacrolimus Contraindicated
- Cyclosporin + Tacrolimus Contraindicated
- Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal + Tacrolimus Contraindicated
- Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live + Tacrolimus Contraindicated
Other interactions of Deutetrabenazine
- Deutetrabenazine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Safinamide Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Selegiline Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Deutetrabenazine with Tacrolimus?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Deutetrabenazine and Tacrolimus 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. Both drugs can prolong the QT interval, although deutetrabenazine has little effect at usual doses. The combined risk of torsades de pointes is higher with electrolyte disturbances or other risk factors.
How serious is the interaction between Deutetrabenazine and Tacrolimus?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Obtain a baseline ECG and correct potassium and magnesium; monitor the QTc in patients with additional risk factors.
What other medicines interact with Tacrolimus?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tacrolimus with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Bcg vaccine live, Cidofovir. The full list is on the Tacrolimus page.
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