Drug interactions
Arformoterol + Lisdexamfetamine
Severity: Moderate
Arformoterol and Lisdexamfetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents stimulate the sympathetic system, so together they can increase heart rate and blood pressure and cause palpitations, tremor or arrhythmias. Patients with cardiovascular disease are most at risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Arformoterol and Lisdexamfetamine 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; Lisdexamfetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic effects: beta-2 agonism plus amphetamine-induced catecholamine release.
What to do
Monitor heart rate, blood pressure and rhythm, especially in patients with cardiac disease. Consider alternative therapy 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 Lisdexamfetamine
- Isocarboxazid + Lisdexamfetamine Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Lisdexamfetamine Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Other interactions of Arformoterol
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Arformoterol with Lisdexamfetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Arformoterol and Lisdexamfetamine 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 agents stimulate the sympathetic system, so together they can increase heart rate and blood pressure and cause palpitations, tremor or arrhythmias. Patients with cardiovascular disease are most at risk.
How serious is the interaction between Arformoterol and Lisdexamfetamine?
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 rhythm, especially in patients with cardiac disease. Consider alternative therapy if cardiovascular symptoms develop.
What other medicines interact with Lisdexamfetamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Lisdexamfetamine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Lisdexamfetamine page.
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