Drug interactions
Hydroxychloroquine + Pasireotide
Severity: Moderate
Hydroxychloroquine and Pasireotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pasireotide can prolong the QT interval, partly via bradycardia, and hydroxychloroquine adds to this effect. The combination raises the risk of ventricular arrhythmia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Hydroxychloroquine 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.
Hydroxychloroquine belongs to Musculoskeletal; Pasireotide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation through pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG, correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, and monitor QTc during co-therapy; consider alternatives in patients with baseline QT prolongation.
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 Hydroxychloroquine
- Arsenic trioxide + Hydroxychloroquine Contraindicated
- Cisapride + Hydroxychloroquine Contraindicated
- Dronedarone + Hydroxychloroquine Contraindicated
- Hydroxychloroquine + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Hydroxychloroquine + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Hydroxychloroquine + Vandetanib Contraindicated
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 Hydroxychloroquine with Pasireotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Hydroxychloroquine 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 the QT interval, partly via bradycardia, and hydroxychloroquine adds to this effect. The combination raises the risk of ventricular arrhythmia.
How serious is the interaction between Hydroxychloroquine 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, correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, and monitor QTc during co-therapy; consider alternatives in patients with baseline QT prolongation.
What other medicines interact with Hydroxychloroquine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Hydroxychloroquine with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Cisapride, Dronedarone. The full list is on the Hydroxychloroquine page.
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