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Interactions médicamenteuses

Cyclosporin + Pitavastatin

Gravité: Contre-indiquée

Cyclosporin and Pitavastatin: contraindicated interaction.

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Résumé

Cyclosporine inhibits OATP1B1 and BCRP, which clears pitavastatin, and can raise pitavastatin exposure several-fold. This greatly increases the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis.

Ce que signifie cette interaction, en termes simples

Cyclosporin and Pitavastatin are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two.

Cyclosporin belongs to Miscellaneous; Pitavastatin belongs to Cardiovascular.

Niveau de preuve: High

Pourquoi elle survient

OATP1B1/BCRP inhibition raises statin exposure

Conduite à tenir

Contraindicated by labelling; use a different statin and monitor for muscle symptoms if exposure occurs.

Questions à poser à votre pharmacien

  • Is there an alternative to one of these two medicines for me?
  • If both are essential, who is monitoring me and how often?
  • Which symptoms mean I should stop and seek help straight away?

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Questions fréquentes

Can I take Cyclosporin with Pitavastatin?

MediHelp rates the interaction as contraindicated. Cyclosporin and Pitavastatin are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two. Cyclosporine inhibits OATP1B1 and BCRP, which clears pitavastatin, and can raise pitavastatin exposure several-fold. This greatly increases the risk of myopathy and rhabdomyolysis.

How serious is the interaction between Cyclosporin and Pitavastatin?

MediHelp rates it contraindicated, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Contraindicated by labelling; use a different statin and monitor for muscle symptoms if exposure occurs.

What other medicines interact with Cyclosporin?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Cyclosporin with, for example, Adenovirus types 4 and 7 live, Aliskiren, Bcg vaccine live. The full list is on the Cyclosporin page.

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