Hydrocortisone and Valcyte drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone) and Valcyte (valganciclovir hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include oedema peripheral among females and sepsis among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Hydrocortisone and Valcyte. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 41 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Hydrocortisone?

Hydrocortisone has active ingredients of hydrocortisone. It is often used in addison's disease. eHealthMe is studying from 40,425 Hydrocortisone users. Check the latest studies of Hydrocortisone.

What is Valcyte?

Valcyte has active ingredients of valganciclovir hydrochloride. It is often used in cmv - immunocompromised host. eHealthMe is studying from 6,409 Valcyte users. Check the latest studies of Valcyte.

On Jul, 26, 2026

41 people who take Hydrocortisone and Valcyte together, and have interactions are studied.

Hydrocortisone and Valcyte drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Hydrocortisone and Valcyte, by gender? *:

female:

Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)
Pneumonia
Pyelonephritis (inflammation of kidney caused by bacteria)
Pyrexia (fever)
Squamous cell carcinoma (a cancer of a kind of epithelial cell)
Urosepsis (secondary infection that occurs when a urinary tract infection spreads to the bloodstream)
Abdominal hernia
Abdominal pain
Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement)
Anaemia (lack of blood)

male:

Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death)
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body)
Dementia (madness)
General physical health deterioration (weak health status)
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Hyponatraemia (abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration)
Loss of consciousness
Malnutrition (a condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Pneumonia

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

0-1:

Death
Hospitalisation
Pyrexia (fever)
Vomiting

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Renal failure acute (rapid kidney dysfunction)

20-29:

Body temperature increased
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
Renal failure acute (rapid kidney dysfunction)

30-39:

Arthralgia (joint pain)
Joint swelling
Oedema peripheral (superficial swelling)
Pain in extremity
Serum sickness (hypersensitivity reaction that results from the injection of heterologous or foreign protein or serum)

40-49:

Arthralgia (joint pain)
Asthenia (weakness)
Brain oedema (excess accumulation of fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain)
Chorea (abnormal involuntary movement disorder)
Coma (state of unconsciousness lasting more than six hours)
Deformity (disfigurement)
Diabetes insipidus (diabetes caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone vasopressin, which regulates kidney function)
Erythema (redness of the skin)
Exfoliative rash (scaly red generalized skin rash)
Fanconi syndrome acquired (self developed genetic disease of kidney damage due to defective transport system)

50-59:

Heart transplant rejection
Hypoparathyroidism secondary (inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood -due to another disease)
Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)
Mycobacterium avium complex infection
Neck pain
Pyrexia (fever)
Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)
Renal failure chronic (long lasting kidney dysfunction)
Renal mass (mass in kidney)
Seroma (a tumour like collection of serum in the tissues)

60+:

Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
Loss of consciousness
Malnutrition (a condition that results from eating a diet in which certain nutrients are lacking)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Renal failure acute (rapid kidney dysfunction)
Respiratory failure (inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system)
Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death)
Shock (a life-threatening condition with symptoms like low blood pressure, weakness, shallow breathing, cold, clammy skin)
Subdural haematoma (blood collects between the skull and the surface of the brain)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Immunodeficiency Disorders: 4 people, 9.76%
High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 9.76%
Cytomegalovirus Infection: 4 people, 9.76%
Gastric Disorder (disease of stomach): 3 people, 7.32%
Cough: 3 people, 7.32%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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