Drug interactions
Benzphetamine + Ipratropium-salbutamol
Severity: Moderate
Benzphetamine and Ipratropium-salbutamol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Benzphetamine is a sympathomimetic anorectic and salbutamol is a beta-2 agonist, so combining them can amplify increases in heart rate and blood pressure and cause tremor, nervousness or palpitations. Patients with cardiovascular disease are most at risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Benzphetamine and Ipratropium-salbutamol 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 (adrenergic) stimulation.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and symptoms of palpitations or anxiety. Reassess the need for benzphetamine in patients with cardiovascular disease or poorly controlled hypertension.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Benzphetamine with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Benzphetamine and Ipratropium-salbutamol 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 anorectic and salbutamol is a beta-2 agonist, so combining them can amplify increases in heart rate and blood pressure and cause tremor, nervousness or palpitations. Patients with cardiovascular disease are most at risk.
How serious is the interaction between Benzphetamine and Ipratropium-salbutamol?
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 symptoms of palpitations or anxiety. Reassess the need for benzphetamine in patients with cardiovascular disease or poorly controlled hypertension.
What other medicines interact with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ipratropium-salbutamol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arsenic trioxide, Carvedilol. The full list is on the Ipratropium-salbutamol page.
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