Drug interactions
Benzphetamine + Dopamine
Severity: Moderate
Benzphetamine and Dopamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Benzphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine, and combining it with dopamine may cause additive hypertension, tachycardia and arrhythmias. The effect may be significant in patients with cardiovascular disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Benzphetamine and Dopamine 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.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic effects through direct adrenergic stimulation and indirect catecholamine release.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and ECG, and titrate dopamine to the lowest effective dose. Avoid benzphetamine in patients requiring vasopressor support.
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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- Dopamine + Selegiline transdermal Contraindicated
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- Clomipramine + Dopamine Major
- Desipramine + Dopamine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Benzphetamine with Dopamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Benzphetamine and Dopamine 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. Benzphetamine is a sympathomimetic amine, and combining it with dopamine may cause additive hypertension, tachycardia and arrhythmias. The effect may be significant in patients with cardiovascular disease.
How serious is the interaction between Benzphetamine and Dopamine?
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 blood pressure, heart rate and ECG, and titrate dopamine to the lowest effective dose. Avoid benzphetamine in patients requiring vasopressor support.
What other medicines interact with Dopamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dopamine with, for example, Dihydroergotamine intranasal, Dihydroergotamine, Selegiline transdermal. The full list is on the Dopamine page.
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