Drug interactions
Prednisone + Testosterone
Severity: Moderate
Prednisone and Testosterone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Androgens and corticosteroids can each cause sodium and fluid retention, so combined use may cause edema. This matters most in patients with heart, kidney or liver disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Prednisone and Testosterone 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.
Prednisone belongs to Endocrine; Testosterone belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive sodium and water retention from androgenic and mineralocorticoid-like effects.
What to do
Monitor weight, edema and blood pressure, especially in patients with cardiac, renal or hepatic disease. Adjust therapy or add diuretics if fluid retention develops.
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 Prednisone
- Bcg vaccine live + Prednisone Contraindicated
- Measles vaccine + Prednisone Contraindicated
- Mifepristone + Prednisone Contraindicated
- Prednisone + Radium-223 dichloride Contraindicated
- Prednisone + Smallpox vaccine live Contraindicated
- Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live + Prednisone Major
Other interactions of Testosterone
- Testosterone + Warfarin Major
- Androstenedione + Testosterone Moderate
- Betamethasone + Testosterone Moderate
- Carbamazepine + Testosterone Moderate
- Corticotropin + Testosterone Moderate
- Cortisone + Testosterone Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Prednisone with Testosterone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Prednisone and Testosterone 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. Androgens and corticosteroids can each cause sodium and fluid retention, so combined use may cause edema. This matters most in patients with heart, kidney or liver disease.
How serious is the interaction between Prednisone and Testosterone?
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 weight, edema and blood pressure, especially in patients with cardiac, renal or hepatic disease. Adjust therapy or add diuretics if fluid retention develops.
What other medicines interact with Prednisone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Prednisone with, for example, Bcg vaccine live, Measles vaccine, Mifepristone. The full list is on the Prednisone page.
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