Drug interactions
Hydrocortisone + Ponesimod
Severity: Moderate
Hydrocortisone and Ponesimod: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ponesimod lowers circulating lymphocytes and corticosteroids suppress immune responses, so combining them may increase the risk of infection. Effects may persist for some time after stopping ponesimod.
What this interaction means in plain words
Hydrocortisone and Ponesimod 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.
Hydrocortisone belongs to Endocrine; Ponesimod belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive immunosuppression from S1P receptor modulation with lymphocyte sequestration and glucocorticoid effects.
What to do
Use corticosteroids at the lowest effective dose and duration, and monitor closely for infection. Consider the lingering immune effect when switching therapies.
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 Hydrocortisone
- Hydrocortisone + Mifepristone Contraindicated
- Hydrocortisone + Poliovirus vaccine live oral trivalent Contraindicated
- Hydrocortisone + Smallpox vaccine live Contraindicated
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Hydrocortisone Major
- Aldesleukin + Hydrocortisone Major
- Aspirin + Hydrocortisone Major
Other interactions of Ponesimod
- Fingolimod + Ponesimod Contraindicated
- Ponesimod + Siponimod Contraindicated
- Amiodarone + Ponesimod Major
- Amisulpride + Ponesimod Major
- Anagrelide + Ponesimod Major
- Anti-thymocyte + Ponesimod Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Hydrocortisone with Ponesimod?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Hydrocortisone and Ponesimod 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. Ponesimod lowers circulating lymphocytes and corticosteroids suppress immune responses, so combining them may increase the risk of infection. Effects may persist for some time after stopping ponesimod.
How serious is the interaction between Hydrocortisone and Ponesimod?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use corticosteroids at the lowest effective dose and duration, and monitor closely for infection. Consider the lingering immune effect when switching therapies.
What other medicines interact with Hydrocortisone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Hydrocortisone with, for example, Mifepristone, Poliovirus vaccine live oral trivalent, Smallpox vaccine live. The full list is on the Hydrocortisone page.
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