Drug interactions
Alfentanil + Selegiline
Severity: Major
Alfentanil and Selegiline: major interaction.
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Summary
Opioids given with MAO inhibitors can trigger serious reactions, either serotonin-like excitation with hyperthermia or opioid-type CNS and respiratory depression with hypotension.
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Drug class
- Selegiline
- Central Nervous System
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