Drug interactions
Dexamethasone-tobramycin + Indapamide
Severity: Moderate
Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Indapamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids and indapamide each increase potassium excretion. Used together systemically they can cause hypokalemia, with QT prolongation as an added concern for indapamide.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Indapamide 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.
Dexamethasone-tobramycin belongs to Anti Bacterial; Indapamide belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive renal potassium wasting from corticosteroid mineralocorticoid effects and diuretic action.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium and magnesium during systemic dexamethasone therapy and replace 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 Dexamethasone-tobramycin
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dexamethasone-tobramycin with Indapamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Indapamide 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. Corticosteroids and indapamide each increase potassium excretion. Used together systemically they can cause hypokalemia, with QT prolongation as an added concern for indapamide.
How serious is the interaction between Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Indapamide?
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 and magnesium during systemic dexamethasone therapy and replace as needed.
What other medicines interact with Dexamethasone-tobramycin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dexamethasone-tobramycin with, for example, Capreomycin, Carboplatin, Ciprofloxacin. The full list is on the Dexamethasone-tobramycin page.
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