Drug interactions
Oxaliplatin + Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent
Severity: Moderate
Oxaliplatin and Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Oxaliplatin may reduce the antibody response to polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine. Patients with cancer remain at higher risk of pneumococcal infection, so a weak response is relevant.
What this interaction means in plain words
Oxaliplatin and Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent 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.
Why it happens
Cytotoxic myelosuppression and lymphopenia blunt the immune response to vaccine antigens.
What to do
Vaccinate at least 2 weeks before starting chemotherapy if possible; otherwise revaccinate about 3 months after completion once immune function has recovered.
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 Oxaliplatin
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Bcg vaccine live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Measles mumps and rubella vaccine live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Measles mumps and rubella vaccine + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
- Measles mumps rubella and varicella vaccine live + Oxaliplatin Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Oxaliplatin with Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Oxaliplatin and Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent 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. Oxaliplatin may reduce the antibody response to polyvalent pneumococcal vaccine. Patients with cancer remain at higher risk of pneumococcal infection, so a weak response is relevant.
How serious is the interaction between Oxaliplatin and Pneumococcal vaccine polyvalent?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Vaccinate at least 2 weeks before starting chemotherapy if possible; otherwise revaccinate about 3 months after completion once immune function has recovered.
What other medicines interact with Oxaliplatin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Oxaliplatin with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Bcg vaccine live, Influenza virus vaccine quadrivalent intranasal. The full list is on the Oxaliplatin page.
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