Drug Interaction Report
4 potential interactions and/or warnings found for the following 2 drugs:
- fluticasone
- Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol)
Interactions between your drugs
fluticasone formoterol
Applies to: fluticasone, Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol)
Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.
budesonide formoterol
Applies to: Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol), Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol)
Information for this minor interaction is available on the professional version.
Drug and food interactions
budesonide food
Applies to: Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol)
You should avoid the regular consumption of large amounts of grapefruits and grapefruit juice while taking budesonide. Grapefruit can raise the levels of budesonide in your body and lead to increased side effects. Do not increase or decrease the amount of grapefruit products in your diet without first talking to your doctor.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
Therapeutic duplication is the use of more than one medicine from the same drug category or therapeutic class to treat the same condition. This can be intentional in cases where drugs with similar actions are used together for demonstrated therapeutic benefit. It can also be unintentional in cases where a patient has been treated by more than one doctor, or had prescriptions filled at more than one pharmacy, and can have potentially adverse consequences.
Cortisones
Therapeutic duplication
The recommended maximum number of medicines in the 'cortisones' category to be taken concurrently is usually one. Your list includes two medicines belonging to the 'cortisones' category:
- fluticasone
- Symbicort (budesonide / formoterol)
Note: In certain circumstances, the benefits of taking this combination of drugs may outweigh any risks. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your medications or dosage.
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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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