Drug interactions
Bisoprolol + Carbidopa
Severity: Minor
Bisoprolol and Carbidopa: minor interaction.
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Summary
Carbidopa is given with levodopa, and the levodopa-carbidopa combination can lower blood pressure and cause orthostatic hypotension. Together with bisoprolol, the hypotensive effect may be enhanced. Carbidopa alone has little direct effect on blood pressure.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bisoprolol and Carbidopa have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Bisoprolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Carbidopa belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive blood pressure lowering, mediated mainly by levodopa-derived dopamine, when carbidopa is combined with levodopa.
What to do
Check standing and sitting blood pressure when levodopa-carbidopa is started or titrated, and reduce the bisoprolol dose if symptomatic hypotension occurs.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bisoprolol with Carbidopa?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Bisoprolol and Carbidopa have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Carbidopa is given with levodopa, and the levodopa-carbidopa combination can lower blood pressure and cause orthostatic hypotension. Together with bisoprolol, the hypotensive effect may be enhanced. Carbidopa alone has little direct effect on blood pressure.
How serious is the interaction between Bisoprolol and Carbidopa?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Check standing and sitting blood pressure when levodopa-carbidopa is started or titrated, and reduce the bisoprolol dose if symptomatic hypotension occurs.
What other medicines interact with Bisoprolol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Bisoprolol with, for example, Aldesleukin, Amifostine, Amiodarone. The full list is on the Bisoprolol page.
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