Drug interactions
Almotriptan + Pentazocine
Severity: Moderate
Almotriptan and Pentazocine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Opioids with serotonergic activity combined with triptans have been associated with serotonin syndrome, although reports are rare and the evidence for pentazocine is limited.
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Other interactions of Pentazocine
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Other interactions of Almotriptan
- Almotriptan + Dihydroergotamine Contraindicated
- Almotriptan + Dihydroergotamine intranasal Contraindicated
- Almotriptan + Eletriptan Contraindicated
Drug class
- Almotriptan
- Central Nervous System
- Pentazocine
- Musculoskeletal
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