Drug interactions
Bromocriptine + Ergoloid mesylates
Severity: Moderate
Bromocriptine and Ergoloid mesylates: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ergoloid mesylates are ergot derivatives, and combining them with bromocriptine may add to ergot-type adverse effects such as nausea, hypotension and vasospasm. The clinical data are limited and the risk is largely mechanistic.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bromocriptine and Ergoloid mesylates 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.
Why it happens
Overlapping dopaminergic and serotonergic ergot-derivative pharmacology causing additive effects.
What to do
Avoid combining where an alternative exists; if used together, monitor blood pressure and peripheral perfusion and for dopaminergic adverse effects.
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 Bromocriptine with Ergoloid mesylates?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bromocriptine and Ergoloid mesylates 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. Ergoloid mesylates are ergot derivatives, and combining them with bromocriptine may add to ergot-type adverse effects such as nausea, hypotension and vasospasm. The clinical data are limited and the risk is largely mechanistic.
How serious is the interaction between Bromocriptine and Ergoloid mesylates?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid combining where an alternative exists; if used together, monitor blood pressure and peripheral perfusion and for dopaminergic adverse effects.
What other medicines interact with Bromocriptine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Bromocriptine with, for example, Amisulpride, Atazanavir, Cobicistat. The full list is on the Bromocriptine page.
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