Drug interactions
Fluticasone-salmeterol + Terbutaline
Severity: Moderate
Fluticasone-salmeterol and Terbutaline: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Combining salmeterol with terbutaline duplicates beta2-agonist therapy and increases risks of tachycardia, tremor, hypertension and hypokalemia. Short-acting rescue use with a long-acting agent is common and acceptable, but excessive use signals poor control.
What this interaction means in plain words
Fluticasone-salmeterol and Terbutaline 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.
Fluticasone-salmeterol belongs to Respiratory; Terbutaline belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive beta2-adrenergic stimulation causing cardiovascular effects and potassium shift into cells.
What to do
Limit terbutaline to rescue or defined use and monitor heart rate, tremor and potassium in high-dose or cardiac patients. Reassess asthma control if rescue use increases.
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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- Fluticasone-salmeterol + Lopinavir Contraindicated
- Fluticasone-salmeterol + Nelfinavir Contraindicated
Other interactions of Terbutaline
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Fluticasone-salmeterol with Terbutaline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Fluticasone-salmeterol and Terbutaline 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. Combining salmeterol with terbutaline duplicates beta2-agonist therapy and increases risks of tachycardia, tremor, hypertension and hypokalemia. Short-acting rescue use with a long-acting agent is common and acceptable, but excessive use signals poor control.
How serious is the interaction between Fluticasone-salmeterol and Terbutaline?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Limit terbutaline to rescue or defined use and monitor heart rate, tremor and potassium in high-dose or cardiac patients. Reassess asthma control if rescue use increases.
What other medicines interact with Fluticasone-salmeterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Fluticasone-salmeterol with, for example, Darunavir, Elvitegravir / cobicistat / emtricitabine / tenofovir df, Fosamprenavir. The full list is on the Fluticasone-salmeterol page.
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