Drug General Information (ID: DDI9YBDU83)
Drug Name			Triamcinolone		Drug Info		Salicylic acid (sodium)		Drug Info
Drug Type		Small molecule				Small molecule
Therapeutic Class		Antiinflammatory Agents				Antiinflammatory Agents
Structure

Mechanism of Triamcinolone-Salicylic acid (sodium) Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate)
Increased risk of GI mucosal injury/bleeding risk Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
Drug Name		Triamcinolone				Salicylic acid (sodium)
Mechanism		GI mucosal injury/bleeding risk				GI mucosal injury/bleeding risk
Key Mechanism Factor 1
		Factor Name		Gastrointestinal toxicity
		Factor Description		The risk and severity of gastrointestinal toxicity, including inflammation, bleeding, ulceration, and perforation, increases when drugs with gastrointestinal mucosal irritant effects are combined.
Mechanism Description		Increased risk of GI mucosal injury/bleeding risk by the combination of Triamcinolone and Salicylic acid (sodium)

Recommended Action
Management		Patients treated concomitantly with a corticosteroid may require higher dosages of salicylates or salicylate-like drugs. Pharmacologic response to these agents should be monitored more closely whenever a corticosteroid is added to or withdrawn from therapy in patients stabilized on their existing salicylate regimen, and the salicylate dosage adjusted as necessary. During concomitant therapy, patients should be advised to take the medications with food and to immediately report signs and symptoms of GI ulceration and bleeding such as severe abdominal pain, dizziness, lightheadedness, and the appearance of black, tarry stools. The selective use of prophylactic anti-ulcer therapy (e.g., antacids, H2-antagonists) may be appropriate, particularly in patients with a prior history of peptic ulcer disease or GI bleeding and in elderly and debilitated patients.

References
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