Drug interactions
Gepirone + Telavancin
Severity: Moderate
Gepirone and Telavancin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Gepirone carries a labeled QT prolongation effect, and telavancin can also lengthen the QTc. Used together they may add to each other and increase the risk of serious ventricular arrhythmia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Gepirone 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.
Gepirone belongs to Central Nervous System; Telavancin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic prolongation of cardiac repolarization.
What to do
Check a baseline ECG and electrolytes and monitor the QTc during the telavancin course. Consider delaying gepirone initiation or using an alternative antibiotic in patients with other QT 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 Telavancin
- Telavancin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Telavancin Major
- Amiodarone + Telavancin Major
- Amisulpride + Telavancin Major
- Anagrelide + Telavancin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Telavancin Major
Other interactions of Gepirone
- Clarithromycin + Gepirone Contraindicated
- Gepirone + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Gepirone + Itraconazole Contraindicated
- Gepirone + Ketoconazole Contraindicated
- Gepirone + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Gepirone + Phenelzine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Gepirone with Telavancin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Gepirone 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. Gepirone carries a labeled QT prolongation effect, and telavancin can also lengthen the QTc. Used together they may add to each other and increase the risk of serious ventricular arrhythmia.
How serious is the interaction between Gepirone 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 a baseline ECG and electrolytes and monitor the QTc during the telavancin course. Consider delaying gepirone initiation or using an alternative antibiotic in patients with other QT risk factors.
What other medicines interact with Telavancin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Telavancin with, for example, Thioridazine, Adagrasib, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Telavancin page.
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