Drug interactions
Pasireotide + Triptorelin
Severity: Moderate
Pasireotide and Triptorelin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both triptorelin and pasireotide are associated with QT prolongation. Together they may increase the risk of torsades de pointes, especially in patients with bradycardia, hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pasireotide and Triptorelin 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.
Pasireotide belongs to Endocrine; Triptorelin belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic QT prolongation.
What to do
Check ECG and electrolytes before starting and during treatment. Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia and reassess if QTc lengthens significantly.
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 Triptorelin
Other interactions of Pasireotide
- Dronedarone + Pasireotide Contraindicated
- Pasireotide + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Amiodarone + Pasireotide Major
- Amisulpride + Pasireotide Major
- Amitriptyline + Pasireotide Major
- Anagrelide + Pasireotide Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Pasireotide with Triptorelin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Pasireotide and Triptorelin 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. Both triptorelin and pasireotide are associated with QT prolongation. Together they may increase the risk of torsades de pointes, especially in patients with bradycardia, hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia.
How serious is the interaction between Pasireotide and Triptorelin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Check ECG and electrolytes before starting and during treatment. Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia and reassess if QTc lengthens significantly.
What other medicines interact with Triptorelin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Triptorelin with, for example, Amisulpride, Arsenic trioxide, Bedaquiline. The full list is on the Triptorelin page.
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