Drug interactions
Fluticasone-vilanterol + Telavancin
Severity: Moderate
Fluticasone-vilanterol and Telavancin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Telavancin has been associated with QT prolongation, and vilanterol can add to arrhythmic risk through adrenergic cardiac effects and hypokalemia. The overall risk is modest at inhaled doses but matters in patients with cardiac disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Fluticasone-vilanterol and Telavancin 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-vilanterol belongs to Respiratory; Telavancin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic effects on QT interval and adrenergic stimulation.
What to do
Check ECG and electrolytes before and during therapy in patients with cardiac risk factors. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
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 Fluticasone-vilanterol
Other interactions of Telavancin
- Telavancin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Telavancin Major
- Amiodarone + Telavancin Major
- Amisulpride + Telavancin Major
- Anagrelide + Telavancin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Telavancin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Fluticasone-vilanterol with Telavancin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Fluticasone-vilanterol and Telavancin 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. Telavancin has been associated with QT prolongation, and vilanterol can add to arrhythmic risk through adrenergic cardiac effects and hypokalemia. The overall risk is modest at inhaled doses but matters in patients with cardiac disease.
How serious is the interaction between Fluticasone-vilanterol and Telavancin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Check ECG and electrolytes before and during therapy in patients with cardiac risk factors. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
What other medicines interact with Fluticasone-vilanterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Fluticasone-vilanterol with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Fluticasone-vilanterol page.
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