Drug interactions
Formoterol-mometasone + Triptorelin
Severity: Moderate
Formoterol-mometasone and Triptorelin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Triptorelin, as androgen deprivation therapy, may prolong the QT interval, and formoterol can add to this effect. The combination may increase the risk of torsades de pointes in susceptible patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Formoterol-mometasone and Triptorelin 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.
Formoterol-mometasone belongs to Respiratory; Triptorelin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation, with possible beta-2 agonist hypokalemia.
What to do
Consider baseline and periodic ECG in patients with other QT risk factors, and maintain normal potassium and magnesium.
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 Formoterol-mometasone
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Formoterol-mometasone with Triptorelin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Formoterol-mometasone and Triptorelin 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. Triptorelin, as androgen deprivation therapy, may prolong the QT interval, and formoterol can add to this effect. The combination may increase the risk of torsades de pointes in susceptible patients.
How serious is the interaction between Formoterol-mometasone and Triptorelin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Consider baseline and periodic ECG in patients with other QT risk factors, and maintain normal potassium and magnesium.
What other medicines interact with Formoterol-mometasone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Formoterol-mometasone with, for example, Amiodarone, Amisulpride, Amoxapine. The full list is on the Formoterol-mometasone page.
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