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Interações medicamentosas

Lefamulin + Methadone

Gravidade: Contraindicada

Lefamulin and Methadone: contraindicated interaction.

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Resumo

Lefamulin is a CYP3A4 inhibitor and itself prolongs the QT interval, and methadone is a CYP3A4 substrate with QT risk. The combination can raise methadone levels and increase the risk of torsades de pointes.

O que esta interação significa em palavras simples

Lefamulin and Methadone 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.

Lefamulin belongs to Anti Bacterial; Methadone belongs to Musculoskeletal.

Nível de evidência: Moderate

Por que acontece

CYP3A4 inhibition by lefamulin increases methadone exposure, with additive QT prolongation.

O que fazer

Avoid lefamulin with methadone, particularly oral lefamulin, and choose an alternative antibiotic. If unavoidable, monitor ECG and for opioid toxicity.

O que perguntar ao farmacêutico

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  • If both are essential, who is monitoring me and how often?
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Perguntas frequentes

Can I take Lefamulin with Methadone?

MediHelp rates the interaction as contraindicated. Lefamulin and Methadone 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. Lefamulin is a CYP3A4 inhibitor and itself prolongs the QT interval, and methadone is a CYP3A4 substrate with QT risk. The combination can raise methadone levels and increase the risk of torsades de pointes.

How serious is the interaction between Lefamulin and Methadone?

MediHelp rates it contraindicated, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid lefamulin with methadone, particularly oral lefamulin, and choose an alternative antibiotic. If unavoidable, monitor ECG and for opioid toxicity.

What other medicines interact with Methadone?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Methadone with, for example, Alvimopan, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Droperidol. The full list is on the Methadone page.

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