Drug interactions
Arformoterol + Dextroamphetamine
Severity: Moderate
Arformoterol and Dextroamphetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs have sympathomimetic effects. Combined use may increase heart rate, blood pressure, tremor and the risk of arrhythmia, especially in patients with cardiovascular disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Arformoterol and Dextroamphetamine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Arformoterol belongs to Respiratory; Dextroamphetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive adrenergic stimulation from amphetamine-induced catecholamine release and beta-2 agonism from arformoterol.
What to do
Monitor heart rate, blood pressure and ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors. Reassess the need for either drug if cardiovascular symptoms develop.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Dextroamphetamine
- Dextroamphetamine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Other interactions of Arformoterol
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Arformoterol with Dextroamphetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Arformoterol and Dextroamphetamine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Both drugs have sympathomimetic effects. Combined use may increase heart rate, blood pressure, tremor and the risk of arrhythmia, especially in patients with cardiovascular disease.
How serious is the interaction between Arformoterol and Dextroamphetamine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor heart rate, blood pressure and ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors. Reassess the need for either drug if cardiovascular symptoms develop.
What other medicines interact with Dextroamphetamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dextroamphetamine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Methylene blue. The full list is on the Dextroamphetamine page.
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