Dexamethasone acetate and Fentanyl drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Dexamethasone acetate (dexamethasone acetate) and Fentanyl (fentanyl citrate). Common drug interactions include hyperthermia among females and anaemia among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Dexamethasone acetate and Fentanyl. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 39 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Dexamethasone acetate?

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On Aug, 27, 2026

39 people who take Dexamethasone acetate and Fentanyl together, and have interactions are studied.

Dexamethasone acetate and Fentanyl drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Dexamethasone Acetate and Fentanyl, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Hyperthermia (body temperature greatly above normal)
  2. Lip haemorrhage (bleeding lip)
  3. Psychiatric symptom
  4. Pyelonephritis (inflammation of kidney caused by bacteria)
  5. Anaphylactic reaction (serious allergic reaction)
  6. Anxiety
  7. Circulatory collapse
  8. Injury
  9. Platelet count decreased
  10. Tremor (trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body)

male:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Pyrexia (fever)
  3. Chills (felling of cold)
  4. Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
  5. Impaired healing
  6. Insomnia (sleeplessness)
  7. Multiple myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells)
  8. Muscular weakness (muscle weakness)
  9. Neck pain
  10. Neuropathy peripheral (surface nerve damage)

What are the common drug interactions of Dexamethasone Acetate and Fentanyl, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

  1. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (systemic activation of blood coagulation)
  2. Haemorrhage (bleeding)

30-39:

  1. Anxiety
  2. Cholecystitis chronic (long lasting infection of gallbladder)
  3. Depression
  4. Emotional distress
  5. Gallbladder disorder
  6. Gallbladder pain
  7. General physical health deterioration (weak health status)
  8. Injury
  9. Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)

40-49:

  1. Anaphylactic reaction (serious allergic reaction)
  2. Circulatory collapse
  3. Pyrexia (fever)
  4. Bradyphrenia (neurological term referring to the slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain)
  5. Haemoglobin decreased
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  7. Urinary tract infection
  8. Abdominal pain
  9. Alanine aminotransferase increased
  10. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)

50-59:

  1. Hyperthermia (body temperature greatly above normal)
  2. Lip haemorrhage (bleeding lip)
  3. Psychiatric symptom
  4. Pyelonephritis (inflammation of kidney caused by bacteria)
  5. Rhabdomyolysis (a condition in which damaged skeletal muscle tissue breaks down)
  6. Neutrophil count decreased (less than normal number of neutrophil a type of blood cell)
  7. Platelet count decreased
  8. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood)
  9. Anxiety
  10. Arthralgia (joint pain)

60+:

  1. Anaemia (lack of blood)
  2. Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood)
  3. Pyrexia (fever)
  4. Serotonin syndrome (occurs when two drugs that affect the body's level of serotonin are taken together at the same time)
  5. Balance disorder
  6. Blood glucose increased
  7. Coronary artery disease (plaque building up along the inner walls of the arteries of the heart, which narrows the arteries and restricts blood flow to the heart)
  8. Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
  9. Diarrhoea
  10. Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 10 people, 25.64%
  2. Anaesthesia: 7 people, 17.95%
  3. High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 10.26%
  4. Constipation: 4 people, 10.26%
  5. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (malignant (cancer) cells form in the lymph system): 3 people, 7.69%
  6. Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 3 people, 7.69%
  7. Insomnia (sleeplessness): 3 people, 7.69%
  8. Fever: 3 people, 7.69%
  9. Diabetes: 3 people, 7.69%
  10. Renal Aneurysm: 2 people, 5.13%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on dexamethasone acetate and fentanyl citrate (the active ingredients of Dexamethasone acetate and Fentanyl, respectively), and Dexamethasone acetate and Fentanyl (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?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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