Drug interactions
Minoxidil + Teduglutide
Severity: Moderate
Minoxidil and Teduglutide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Teduglutide improves intestinal fluid and nutrient absorption, which may increase absorption of orally administered drugs. Oral minoxidil exposure could rise, increasing hypotension and fluid retention.
What this interaction means in plain words
Minoxidil and Teduglutide 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.
Minoxidil belongs to Cardiovascular; Teduglutide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Enhanced gastrointestinal absorption of oral drugs due to teduglutide's effects on intestinal fluid handling and mucosal function.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate when teduglutide is started or stopped in patients taking oral minoxidil. Adjust the minoxidil dose as needed.
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 Minoxidil
Other interactions of Teduglutide
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- Cyclosporin + Teduglutide Moderate
- Digoxin + Teduglutide Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Minoxidil with Teduglutide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Minoxidil and Teduglutide 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. Teduglutide improves intestinal fluid and nutrient absorption, which may increase absorption of orally administered drugs. Oral minoxidil exposure could rise, increasing hypotension and fluid retention.
How serious is the interaction between Minoxidil and Teduglutide?
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 blood pressure and heart rate when teduglutide is started or stopped in patients taking oral minoxidil. Adjust the minoxidil dose as needed.
What other medicines interact with Minoxidil?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Minoxidil with, for example, Aldesleukin, Amifostine, Amlodipine-hydrochlorothiazide-valsartan. The full list is on the Minoxidil page.
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