Drug interactions
Somatropin + Triamcinolone acetonide injectable
Severity: Moderate
Somatropin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Glucocorticoids at supraphysiologic doses can reduce the growth-promoting effect of somatropin. Repeated or high-dose triamcinolone injections may produce enough systemic exposure to slow growth in children treated with growth hormone.
What this interaction means in plain words
Somatropin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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
Glucocorticoids antagonize growth hormone action on growth, and somatropin inhibits 11-beta-HSD-1, which alters cortisol activation.
What to do
Monitor growth velocity in children and use the lowest effective glucocorticoid dose. Reassess the somatropin dose if growth response falls short of expectations.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Somatropin with Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Somatropin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable 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. Glucocorticoids at supraphysiologic doses can reduce the growth-promoting effect of somatropin. Repeated or high-dose triamcinolone injections may produce enough systemic exposure to slow growth in children treated with growth hormone.
How serious is the interaction between Somatropin and Triamcinolone acetonide injectable?
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 growth velocity in children and use the lowest effective glucocorticoid dose. Reassess the somatropin dose if growth response falls short of expectations.
What other medicines interact with Somatropin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Somatropin with, for example, Acarbose, Albiglutide, Alogliptin-metformin. The full list is on the Somatropin page.
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