Drug interactions
Ipratropium-salbutamol + Telavancin
Severity: Moderate
Ipratropium-salbutamol and Telavancin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Telavancin has been associated with QT prolongation and salbutamol may add to this effect, especially with hypokalemia. The risk is mainly in patients with cardiac disease or other QT-prolonging drugs.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ipratropium-salbutamol and Telavancin 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.
Ipratropium-salbutamol belongs to Respiratory; Telavancin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation with possible beta-agonist-induced hypokalemia.
What to do
Monitor ECG and electrolytes in at-risk patients and limit salbutamol to the lowest effective dose during telavancin 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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Other interactions of Ipratropium-salbutamol
Other interactions of Telavancin
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- Adagrasib + Telavancin Major
- Amiodarone + Telavancin Major
- Amisulpride + Telavancin Major
- Anagrelide + Telavancin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Telavancin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ipratropium-salbutamol with Telavancin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ipratropium-salbutamol and Telavancin 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. Telavancin has been associated with QT prolongation and salbutamol may add to this effect, especially with hypokalemia. The risk is mainly in patients with cardiac disease or other QT-prolonging drugs.
How serious is the interaction between Ipratropium-salbutamol and Telavancin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor ECG and electrolytes in at-risk patients and limit salbutamol to the lowest effective dose during telavancin therapy.
What other medicines interact with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ipratropium-salbutamol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arsenic trioxide, Carvedilol. The full list is on the Ipratropium-salbutamol page.
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