Drug interactions
Telavancin + Umeclidinium-vilanterol
Severity: Moderate
Telavancin and Umeclidinium-vilanterol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Telavancin can prolong the QT interval, and vilanterol may add adrenergic cardiac effects and lower potassium. Risk is greater in patients with underlying cardiac disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Telavancin and Umeclidinium-vilanterol 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.
Telavancin belongs to Anti Bacterial; Umeclidinium-vilanterol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive effects on cardiac repolarization and adrenergic stimulation.
What to do
Monitor ECG and electrolytes during telavancin therapy, particularly in patients with cardiac disease.
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 Umeclidinium-vilanterol
Other interactions of Telavancin
- Telavancin + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Telavancin Major
- Amiodarone + Telavancin Major
- Amisulpride + Telavancin Major
- Anagrelide + Telavancin Major
- Arsenic trioxide + Telavancin Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Telavancin with Umeclidinium-vilanterol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Telavancin and Umeclidinium-vilanterol 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. Telavancin can prolong the QT interval, and vilanterol may add adrenergic cardiac effects and lower potassium. Risk is greater in patients with underlying cardiac disease.
How serious is the interaction between Telavancin and Umeclidinium-vilanterol?
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 electrolytes during telavancin therapy, particularly in patients with cardiac disease.
What other medicines interact with Umeclidinium-vilanterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Umeclidinium-vilanterol with, for example, Aclidinium, Amiodarone, Amitriptyline. The full list is on the Umeclidinium-vilanterol page.
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