Interações medicamentosas
Bcg vaccine live + Dexamethasone
Gravidade: Contraindicada
Bcg vaccine live and Dexamethasone: contraindicated interaction.
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Resumo
BCG is a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, and immunosuppression from dexamethasone may allow disseminated BCG infection while reducing vaccine response.
O que esta interação significa em palavras simples
Bcg vaccine live and Dexamethasone 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.
Por que acontece
Corticosteroid immunosuppression impairs control of live attenuated mycobacteria and reduces vaccine immunogenicity.
O que fazer
Do not give BCG during immunosuppressive dexamethasone therapy; defer until treatment has stopped for the interval recommended by local guidance.
O que perguntar ao farmacêutico
- 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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Perguntas frequentes
Can I take Bcg vaccine live with Dexamethasone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as contraindicated. Bcg vaccine live and Dexamethasone 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. BCG is a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, and immunosuppression from dexamethasone may allow disseminated BCG infection while reducing vaccine response.
How serious is the interaction between Bcg vaccine live and Dexamethasone?
MediHelp rates it contraindicated, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Do not give BCG during immunosuppressive dexamethasone therapy; defer until treatment has stopped for the interval recommended by local guidance.
What other medicines interact with Dexamethasone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dexamethasone with, for example, Mifepristone, Rilpivirine, Smallpox vaccine live. The full list is on the Dexamethasone page.
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