Drug Interaction Report
1 potential interaction and/or warning found for the following 2 drugs:
- rivastigmine
- Zcort (dexamethasone)
Interactions between your drugs
dexAMETHasone rivastigmine
Applies to: Zcort (dexamethasone), rivastigmine
Using dexAMETHasone together with rivastigmine may result in severe muscle weakness in patients with myasthenia gravis. If you have been receiving treatment with rivastigmine, you may experience increased muscle weakness when dexAMETHasone is first initiated. Improvement in muscular function may occur gradually. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions or concerns. Your doctor may discontinue rivastigmine at least one day before you start taking dexAMETHasone. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.
Drug and food interactions
No alcohol/food interactions were found with the drugs in your list. However, this does not necessarily mean no food interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider.
Therapeutic duplication warnings
No duplication 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.
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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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