Cautions with other medicines
Some medicines and budesonide can affect each other. This can increase your chances of side effects, or your doctor may need to change your dose.
Check with a pharmacist or your doctor if you're taking:
- medicines to treat HIV such as ritonavir or cobicistat
- antifungal medicines such as ketoconazole or itraconazole
- other medicines that contain steroids such as steroid creams, inhalers, steroid injections, nasal sprays, eye or nose drops or steroids used in your bottom (anus)
- antacids or colestyramine, a medicine to reduce cholesterol – take these at least 2 hours before or after taking budesonide
Mixing budesonide with herbal remedies and supplements
There's not enough information to say that complementary medicines, supplements and herbal remedies are safe to take with budesonide. They're not tested in the same way as pharmacy and prescription medicines. They're generally not tested for the effect they have on other medicines.
Important: Medicine safety
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you're taking any other medicines, including herbal remedies, vitamins or supplements.