Drug interactions
Betaxolol + Desflurane
Severity: Moderate
Betaxolol and Desflurane: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Desflurane causes vasodilation and myocardial depression, and beta-blockade blunts the reflex tachycardia that normally compensates. Together they may cause greater hypotension and bradycardia during anesthesia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Betaxolol and Desflurane 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.
Betaxolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Desflurane belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive cardiovascular depression from volatile anesthetic vasodilation and beta-1 blockade.
What to do
Generally continue the beta-blocker perioperatively and inform the anesthesia team. Monitor blood pressure and heart rate and have vasopressors or anticholinergics available.
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 Betaxolol with Desflurane?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Betaxolol and Desflurane 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. Desflurane causes vasodilation and myocardial depression, and beta-blockade blunts the reflex tachycardia that normally compensates. Together they may cause greater hypotension and bradycardia during anesthesia.
How serious is the interaction between Betaxolol and Desflurane?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Generally continue the beta-blocker perioperatively and inform the anesthesia team. Monitor blood pressure and heart rate and have vasopressors or anticholinergics available.
What other medicines interact with Betaxolol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Betaxolol with, for example, Acebutolol, Aldesleukin, Amifostine. The full list is on the Betaxolol page.
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