Drug interactions
Fluphenazine + Octreotide
Severity: Moderate
Fluphenazine and Octreotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Octreotide can cause bradycardia and QT prolongation, and fluphenazine may prolong QT as well. The combination may raise the risk of torsades de pointes.
What this interaction means in plain words
Fluphenazine and Octreotide 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.
Fluphenazine belongs to Central Nervous System; Octreotide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation with octreotide-related bradycardia.
What to do
Monitor ECG, heart rate and electrolytes, especially in patients with other 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 Fluphenazine
- Arsenic trioxide + Fluphenazine Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Fluphenazine Contraindicated
- Fluphenazine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Fluphenazine + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Fluphenazine Major
- Alfentanil + Fluphenazine Major
Other interactions of Octreotide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Fluphenazine with Octreotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Fluphenazine and Octreotide 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. Octreotide can cause bradycardia and QT prolongation, and fluphenazine may prolong QT as well. The combination may raise the risk of torsades de pointes.
How serious is the interaction between Fluphenazine and Octreotide?
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 ECG, heart rate and electrolytes, especially in patients with other risk factors.
What other medicines interact with Fluphenazine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Fluphenazine with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Fluphenazine page.
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