Dexamethasone Interactions
There are 820 drugs known to interact with dexamethasone, along with 23 disease interactions, and 2 alcohol/food interactions. Of the total drug interactions, 166 are major, 598 are moderate, and 56 are minor.
- View all 820 medications that may interact with dexamethasone
- View dexamethasone alcohol/food interactions (2)
- View dexamethasone disease interactions (23)
Most frequently checked interactions
View interaction reports for dexamethasone and the medicines listed below.
- Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin)
- Ativan (lorazepam)
- Augmentin (amoxicillin / clavulanate)
- Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
- Claritin (loratadine)
- CoQ10 (ubiquinone)
- Cymbalta (duloxetine)
- Eliquis (apixaban)
- Fish Oil (omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids)
- Flonase (fluticasone nasal)
- Keppra (levetiracetam)
- Lasix (furosemide)
- Lexapro (escitalopram)
- Lyrica (pregabalin)
- Metoprolol Succinate ER (metoprolol)
- Metoprolol Tartrate (metoprolol)
- MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol 3350)
- Morphine Sulfate ER (morphine)
- Mucinex (guaifenesin)
- Norco (acetaminophen / hydrocodone)
- Paracetamol (acetaminophen)
- Singulair (montelukast)
- Synthroid (levothyroxine)
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
- Zofran (ondansetron)
- Zyrtec (cetirizine)
Dexamethasone alcohol/food interactions
There are 2 alcohol/food interactions with dexamethasone.
Dexamethasone disease interactions
There are 23 disease interactions with dexamethasone which include:
- infections
- prematurity
- (+) tuberculin test
- cirrhosis
- depression/psychoses
- diabetes
- electrolyte imbalance
- fluid retention
- GI perforation
- hyperadrenocorticalism
- hyperlipidemia
- hypothyroidism
- liver disease
- MI
- myasthenia gravis
- myopathy
- ocular herpes simplex
- ocular toxicities
- osteoporosis
- PUD
- scleroderma
- strongyloidiasis
- thromboembolism
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Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No interaction information available. |
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