What Is Dexamethasone?

Possible Medication Interactions

Dexamethasone seems to have over 650 possible medication interactions. Out of these, over one hundred appear to be severe interactions. As a result, patients may want to consider listing all of their current prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs, and supplements. Their doctor may be able to prevent possible interactions with this list. Pharmacists can recheck this list for additional protection.

This medication may interact with many cancer drugs, such as praziquantel and dasatinib. Sometimes, patients may not be able to take this medicine with cancer drugs. Other times, they appear to need adjusted doses. This may be because this drug seems to reduce the effectiveness of some cancer medications. Close monitoring may also be necessary. Possible interactions seem to exist with some anti-inflammatories, blood thinners, and antiplatelet medications as well. Thus, patients may want to talk to their doctor about their use of these first. For instance, they may need to stop taking a daily Aspirin. However, their doctor should make this decision.