Drug interactions
Bisoprolol + Rivastigmine
Severity: Moderate
Bisoprolol and Rivastigmine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Rivastigmine enhances vagal tone and bisoprolol slows heart rate, so together they can cause marked bradycardia, heart block and syncope. Elderly patients with dementia are at risk of falls and injury.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bisoprolol and Rivastigmine 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.
Bisoprolol belongs to Cardiovascular; Rivastigmine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive negative chronotropic effects from cholinesterase inhibition and beta-blockade.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and watch for dizziness or syncope, especially during initiation or dose increases. Reduce the dose or change therapy if symptomatic bradycardia occurs.
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 Bisoprolol
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bisoprolol with Rivastigmine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bisoprolol and Rivastigmine 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. Rivastigmine enhances vagal tone and bisoprolol slows heart rate, so together they can cause marked bradycardia, heart block and syncope. Elderly patients with dementia are at risk of falls and injury.
How serious is the interaction between Bisoprolol and Rivastigmine?
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 and watch for dizziness or syncope, especially during initiation or dose increases. Reduce the dose or change therapy if symptomatic bradycardia 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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