Drug interactions
Octreotide + Ofloxacin
Severity: Moderate
Octreotide and Ofloxacin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ofloxacin and octreotide can each prolong the QT interval. Octreotide also causes bradycardia, which adds to the proarrhythmic risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Octreotide and Ofloxacin 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.
Octreotide belongs to Endocrine; Ofloxacin belongs to Anti Bacterial.
Why it happens
Additive effects on cardiac repolarization, with octreotide-induced bradycardia increasing susceptibility to torsades de pointes.
What to do
Monitor ECG and heart rate, and keep potassium and magnesium within normal range. Choose an alternative antibiotic in patients with baseline QT prolongation.
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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- Amiodarone + Ofloxacin Major
- Amisulpride + Ofloxacin Major
- Anagrelide + Ofloxacin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Ofloxacin Major
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Octreotide with Ofloxacin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Octreotide and Ofloxacin 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. Ofloxacin and octreotide can each prolong the QT interval. Octreotide also causes bradycardia, which adds to the proarrhythmic risk.
How serious is the interaction between Octreotide and Ofloxacin?
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 heart rate, and keep potassium and magnesium within normal range. Choose an alternative antibiotic in patients with baseline QT prolongation.
What other medicines interact with Ofloxacin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ofloxacin with, for example, Thioridazine, Adagrasib, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Ofloxacin page.
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