Drug interactions
Indacaterol + Methylprednisolone
Severity: Minor
Indacaterol and Methylprednisolone: minor interaction.
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Summary
Systemic corticosteroids and beta-2 agonists may each lower potassium, causing additive hypokalemia, mainly with high-dose or prolonged steroid use in patients with severe respiratory disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Indacaterol and Methylprednisolone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Indacaterol belongs to Respiratory; Methylprednisolone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Beta-2 agonist intracellular potassium shift plus corticosteroid-associated renal potassium loss.
What to do
Monitor serum potassium in patients on systemic methylprednisolone, especially with other potassium-lowering drugs.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Indacaterol
Other interactions of Methylprednisolone
- Bcg vaccine live + Methylprednisolone Contraindicated
- Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live + Methylprednisolone Contraindicated
- Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live + Methylprednisolone Contraindicated
- Measles vaccine + Methylprednisolone Contraindicated
- Methylprednisolone + Mifepristone Contraindicated
- Methylprednisolone + Rubella vaccine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Indacaterol with Methylprednisolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Indacaterol and Methylprednisolone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Systemic corticosteroids and beta-2 agonists may each lower potassium, causing additive hypokalemia, mainly with high-dose or prolonged steroid use in patients with severe respiratory disease.
How serious is the interaction between Indacaterol and Methylprednisolone?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor serum potassium in patients on systemic methylprednisolone, especially with other potassium-lowering drugs.
What other medicines interact with Indacaterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Indacaterol with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Indacaterol page.
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