Drug interactions
Bromocriptine + Dextroamphetamine
Severity: Moderate
Bromocriptine and Dextroamphetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can raise blood pressure and heart rate, and combined use may add to cardiovascular stimulation, including hypertension and arrhythmia in susceptible patients. Bromocriptine has also been linked with hypertensive reactions and other vascular events.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bromocriptine and Dextroamphetamine 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.
Bromocriptine belongs to Central Nervous System; Dextroamphetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic and dopaminergic pharmacodynamic effects on the cardiovascular system.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate when starting or adjusting either drug. Avoid the combination in patients with uncontrolled hypertension or significant arrhythmia.
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 Dextroamphetamine
- Dextroamphetamine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Other interactions of Bromocriptine
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bromocriptine with Dextroamphetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bromocriptine and Dextroamphetamine 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. Both drugs can raise blood pressure and heart rate, and combined use may add to cardiovascular stimulation, including hypertension and arrhythmia in susceptible patients. Bromocriptine has also been linked with hypertensive reactions and other vascular events.
How serious is the interaction between Bromocriptine and Dextroamphetamine?
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 and heart rate when starting or adjusting either drug. Avoid the combination in patients with uncontrolled hypertension or significant arrhythmia.
What other medicines interact with Dextroamphetamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dextroamphetamine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Methylene blue. The full list is on the Dextroamphetamine page.
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