Dexamethasone and Ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol interaction
Dexamethasone and Ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol: both prescribing labels describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Dexamethasone (Hemady) label · effective 2026-01-09
( 7.1 ) • Concomitant therapies such as erythropoietin stimulating agents or estrogen containing therapies may have an increased risk of thromboembolism.
Estrogens, Including Oral Contraceptives Estrogens may decrease the hepatic metabolism of certain corticosteroids and increase exposures, which may increase the risk of adverse reactions [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5 ) and Adverse Reactions ( 6 )] .
Concomitant Therapies that May Increase the Risk of Thromboembolism Erythropoietic agents, or other agents that may increase the risk of thromboembolism, such as estrogen containing therapies, coadministered with HEMADY may increase the risk of thromboembolism.
From the Ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol (Kelnor 1/35) label · effective 2023-02-04
The amount of both steroids should be considered in the choice of an oral contraceptive.
Free T 3 resin uptake is decreased, reflecting the elevated TBG; free T 4 concentration is unaltered. c) Other binding proteins may be elevated in the serum. d) Sex-steroid binding globulins are increased and result in elevated levels of total circulating sex steroids and corticoids; however, free or biologically active levels remain unchanged. e) Triglycerides…
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