Drug interactions
Methylprednisolone + Travelers diarrhea and cholera vaccine inactivated
Severity: Minor
Methylprednisolone and Travelers diarrhea and cholera vaccine inactivated: minor interaction.
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Summary
Corticosteroids may weaken the immune response to this inactivated oral or parenteral vaccine, reducing protection. There is no replication-related infection risk with the inactivated product.
What this interaction means in plain words
Methylprednisolone and Travelers diarrhea and cholera vaccine inactivated have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Why it happens
Corticosteroid immunosuppression may decrease the antibody response to vaccine antigens.
What to do
Vaccination can proceed; where possible, time it before high-dose steroid courses. Advise continued food and water precautions in endemic areas.
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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- Measles vaccine + Methylprednisolone Contraindicated
- Methylprednisolone + Mifepristone Contraindicated
- Methylprednisolone + Rubella vaccine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Methylprednisolone with Travelers diarrhea and cholera vaccine inactivated?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Methylprednisolone and Travelers diarrhea and cholera vaccine inactivated have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Corticosteroids may weaken the immune response to this inactivated oral or parenteral vaccine, reducing protection. There is no replication-related infection risk with the inactivated product.
How serious is the interaction between Methylprednisolone and Travelers diarrhea and cholera vaccine inactivated?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Vaccination can proceed; where possible, time it before high-dose steroid courses. Advise continued food and water precautions in endemic areas.
What other medicines interact with Methylprednisolone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Methylprednisolone with, for example, Bcg vaccine live, Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live, Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live. The full list is on the Methylprednisolone page.
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