Drug interactions
Goserelin + Pasireotide
Severity: Moderate
Goserelin and Pasireotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pasireotide can prolong QT, and goserelin may add to it. The risk is higher in patients with bradycardia, hypokalemia or cardiac disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Goserelin and Pasireotide 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.
Goserelin belongs to Endocrine; Pasireotide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic QT prolongation.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG and monitor it during therapy. Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia.
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 Goserelin
Other interactions of Pasireotide
- Dronedarone + Pasireotide Contraindicated
- Pasireotide + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Amiodarone + Pasireotide Major
- Amisulpride + Pasireotide Major
- Amitriptyline + Pasireotide Major
- Anagrelide + Pasireotide Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Goserelin with Pasireotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Goserelin and Pasireotide 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. Pasireotide can prolong QT, and goserelin may add to it. The risk is higher in patients with bradycardia, hypokalemia or cardiac disease.
How serious is the interaction between Goserelin and Pasireotide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Obtain a baseline ECG and monitor it during therapy. Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia.
What other medicines interact with Goserelin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Goserelin with, for example, Amisulpride, Arsenic trioxide, Artemether / lumefantrine. The full list is on the Goserelin page.
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