Drug Interactions between Gilotrif and LoCort
This report displays the potential drug interactions for the following 2 drugs:
- Gilotrif (afatinib)
- LoCort (dexamethasone)
Interactions between your drugs
No interactions were found between Gilotrif and LoCort. However, this does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Gilotrif
A total of 161 drugs are known to interact with Gilotrif.
- Gilotrif is in the drug class multikinase inhibitors.
- Gilotrif is used to treat Non Small Cell Lung Cancer.
LoCort
A total of 771 drugs are known to interact with LoCort.
- Locort is in the drug class glucocorticoids.
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Locort is used to treat the following conditions:
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Adrenocortical Insufficiency
- Adrenogenital Syndrome
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Asthma
- Cerebral Edema
- Chorioretinitis
- Croup
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis
- Erythroblastopenia
- Evan's Syndrome
- Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
- Immune Thrombocytopenia
- Inflammatory Conditions
- Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Leukemia
- Loeffler's Syndrome
- Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Synovitis
- Ulcerative Colitis
Drug and food interactions
afatinib food
Applies to: Gilotrif (afatinib)
Food may reduce the absorption of afatinib, which may lead to lower blood levels of the medication and possibly reduced effectiveness. You should take afatinib at least 1 hour before or 2 hours after a meal.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
No warnings were found for your selected drugs.
Therapeutic duplication warnings are only returned when drugs within the same group exceed the recommended therapeutic duplication maximum.
See also
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. |
Further information
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