Drug interactions
Dexamethasone-tobramycin + Salsalate
Severity: Moderate
Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Salsalate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Salsalate is a salicylate NSAID, and combining it with a systemic corticosteroid increases the risk of peptic ulceration and gastrointestinal bleeding. The concern is greatest with systemic or prolonged dexamethasone exposure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Salsalate 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
Additive gastrointestinal mucosal toxicity from corticosteroids and NSAID-mediated prostaglandin inhibition.
What to do
Use the lowest effective doses for the shortest duration and consider a proton pump inhibitor in patients at elevated GI risk. Advise patients to report black stools or abdominal pain.
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 Salsalate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Salsalate 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. Salsalate is a salicylate NSAID, and combining it with a systemic corticosteroid increases the risk of peptic ulceration and gastrointestinal bleeding. The concern is greatest with systemic or prolonged dexamethasone exposure.
How serious is the interaction between Dexamethasone-tobramycin and Salsalate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective doses for the shortest duration and consider a proton pump inhibitor in patients at elevated GI risk. Advise patients to report black stools or abdominal pain.
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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