Drug interactions
Brimonidine + Thalidomide
Severity: Moderate
Brimonidine and Thalidomide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Thalidomide commonly causes drowsiness, and brimonidine can cause sedation and fatigue, particularly in children and with systemic exposure. Together they may add to central depression.
What this interaction means in plain words
Brimonidine and Thalidomide 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.
Brimonidine belongs to Miscellaneous; Thalidomide belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant effects.
What to do
Counsel patients about additive drowsiness and advise against driving or hazardous tasks until response is known. Take thalidomide at bedtime as usual.
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 Brimonidine
- Brimonidine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Brimonidine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Brimonidine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Brimonidine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Brimonidine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Brimonidine + Selegiline Contraindicated
Other interactions of Thalidomide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Brimonidine with Thalidomide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Brimonidine and Thalidomide 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. Thalidomide commonly causes drowsiness, and brimonidine can cause sedation and fatigue, particularly in children and with systemic exposure. Together they may add to central depression.
How serious is the interaction between Brimonidine and Thalidomide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Counsel patients about additive drowsiness and advise against driving or hazardous tasks until response is known. Take thalidomide at bedtime as usual.
What other medicines interact with Brimonidine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Brimonidine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Brimonidine page.
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