Drug interactions
Hydroxyurea + Rotavirus oral vaccine live
Severity: Moderate
Hydroxyurea and Rotavirus oral vaccine live: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Hydroxyurea-induced immunosuppression may reduce the response to a live rotavirus vaccine. There is also a theoretical risk of prolonged vaccine-virus replication and illness in an immunosuppressed host.
What this interaction means in plain words
Hydroxyurea and Rotavirus oral vaccine live 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.
Why it happens
Immunosuppression reduces vaccine immunogenicity and may allow greater replication of the live attenuated virus.
What to do
Review the infant's or patient's immune status and the timing of vaccination with the treating specialist. Defer the live vaccine if clinically appropriate, or follow national guidance on immunization during immunosuppressive therapy.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Hydroxyurea with Rotavirus oral vaccine live?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Hydroxyurea and Rotavirus oral vaccine live 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. Hydroxyurea-induced immunosuppression may reduce the response to a live rotavirus vaccine. There is also a theoretical risk of prolonged vaccine-virus replication and illness in an immunosuppressed host.
How serious is the interaction between Hydroxyurea and Rotavirus oral vaccine live?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Review the infant's or patient's immune status and the timing of vaccination with the treating specialist. Defer the live vaccine if clinically appropriate, or follow national guidance on immunization during immunosuppressive therapy.
What other medicines interact with Hydroxyurea?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Hydroxyurea with, for example, Didanosine, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Axicabtagene ciloleucel. The full list is on the Hydroxyurea page.
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