Drug interactions
Dexamethasone-tobramycin + Influenza virus vaccine adjuvanted
Severity: Moderate
Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Influenza virus vaccine adjuvanted: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Systemic corticosteroids at higher than physiologic doses can reduce the immune response to the adjuvanted H5N1 vaccine. This may leave patients with weaker protection.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Influenza virus vaccine adjuvanted 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.
Why it happens
Corticosteroid-induced immunosuppression diminishes antibody production after vaccination.
What to do
Time vaccination before steroid therapy where feasible. Maintain other infection precautions in patients who must be vaccinated while on higher steroid doses.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dexamethasone-tobramycin with Influenza virus vaccine adjuvanted?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Influenza virus vaccine adjuvanted 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. Systemic corticosteroids at higher than physiologic doses can reduce the immune response to the adjuvanted H5N1 vaccine. This may leave patients with weaker protection.
How serious is the interaction between Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Influenza virus vaccine adjuvanted?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Time vaccination before steroid therapy where feasible. Maintain other infection precautions in patients who must be vaccinated while on higher steroid doses.
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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