Betamethasone dipropionate and Valacyclovir drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Drug interactions are reported among people who take Betamethasone dipropionate (betamethasone dipropionate) and Valacyclovir (valacyclovir hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include heart rate decreased among females and keratoacanthoma among males.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Betamethasone dipropionate and Valacyclovir. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 55 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.
What is Betamethasone dipropionate?
Betamethasone dipropionate has active ingredients of betamethasone dipropionate. It is often used in psoriasis. eHealthMe is studying from 3,318 Betamethasone dipropionate users. Check the latest studies of Betamethasone dipropionate.
What is Valacyclovir?
Valacyclovir has active ingredients of valacyclovir hydrochloride. It is often used in genital herpes. eHealthMe is studying from 42,107 Valacyclovir users. Check the latest studies of Valacyclovir.
55 people who take Betamethasone dipropionate and Valacyclovir together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Betamethasone Dipropionate and Valacyclovir, by gender? *:
female:
- Heart rate decreased
- Hepatic cirrhosis (chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue)
- Hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease)
- Hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of both the liver and the spleen)
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
- Influenza
- Injection site pain
- Joint swelling
- Lip dry
- Lupus vulgaris (a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that may caused by the mycobacterium tuberculosis)
male:
- Keratoacanthoma (a common low-grade (unlikely to metastasize or invade) skin tumour that is believed to originate from the neck of the hair follicle)
- Squamous cell carcinoma of skin (a cancer of a kind of epithelial cell, the squamous cell. these cells are the main part of the epidermis of the skin)
- Chest pain
- Confusional state
- Cough
- Dizziness
- Drug resistance (reduction in effectiveness of a drug)
- Dry skin
- Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
- Eosinophilic pneumonia (eosinophil accumulates in the lung)
What are the common drug interactions of Betamethasone Dipropionate and Valacyclovir, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:
0-1:
n/a
2-9:
n/a
10-19:
- Erythema (redness of the skin)
- Injection site pain
- Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
- Dry skin
20-29:
n/a
30-39:
n/a
40-49:
- Abdominal pain upper
- Abscess (pus)
- Bacteraemia (presence of bacteria in the blood)
- Diarrhoea
- Hepatic cirrhosis (chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue)
- Hepatic steatosis (fatty liver disease)
- Hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of both the liver and the spleen)
- Influenza
- Lupus vulgaris (a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that may caused by the mycobacterium tuberculosis)
- Molluscum contagiosum (a viral infection of the skin or occasionally of the mucous membranes)
50-59:
- Headache (pain in head)
- Pyrexia (fever)
- Vertigo
- Adverse drug reaction
- Arthritis (form of joint disorder that involves inflammation of one or more joints)
- Autoimmune disorder (a condition in which the immune system attacks the body's normal substances and tissue)
- Blood glucose decreased
- Cough
- Dermatitis atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder)
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
60+:
- Keratoacanthoma (a common low-grade (unlikely to metastasize or invade) skin tumour that is believed to originate from the neck of the hair follicle)
- Sleep disorder
- Device related infection
- Drug hypersensitivity
- Dry skin
- Organising pneumonia (pathologically by the presence in the distal air spaces of buds of granulation tissue)
- Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets)
- Pruritus (severe itching of the skin)
- Skin exfoliation (removal of the oldest dead skin cells)
- Tumour flare (temporary increase in symptoms from a cancer after starting treatment)
What are the existing conditions these people have? *
- High Blood Pressure: 11 people, 20.00%
- Dermatitis Atopic (inflammatory, chronically relapsing, non-contagious and pruritic skin disorder): 11 people, 20.00%
- Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 9 people, 16.36%
- Constipation: 7 people, 12.73%
- Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 5 people, 9.09%
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 5 people, 9.09%
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 5 people, 9.09%
- Burkitt Lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system): 4 people, 7.27%
- Cytokine Release Syndrome (immediate complication occurring with the use of anti-t cell antibody infusions): 4 people, 7.27%
- Rashes (redness): 4 people, 7.27%
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zSub-studies by gender and age:
Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
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a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on betamethasone dipropionate and valacyclovir hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Betamethasone dipropionate and Valacyclovir, respectively), and Betamethasone dipropionate and Valacyclovir (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
How to use the study?
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