Flunisolide and Ustekinumab interaction
Flunisolide and Ustekinumab: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.
Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.
What the FDA labels say
From the Flunisolide label · effective 2025-04-30
Persons who are on immunosuppressant doses of corticosteroids should be warned to avoid exposure to chickenpox or measles.
From the Ustekinumab (USTEKINUMAB-TTWE) label · effective 2026-01-12
Patients improved with discontinuation of therapy and in certain cases administration of corticosteroids.
In trials in subjects with Crohn's disease (CD-1 and CD-2) and ulcerative colitis (UC-1), immunomodulators (6-MP, AZA, MTX) were used concomitantly in approximately 30% of subjects and corticosteroids were used concomitantly in approximately 40% and 50% of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis subjects, respectively.
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