Drug interactions
Bromocriptine + Iloprost
Severity: Moderate
Bromocriptine and Iloprost: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Iloprost is a vasodilator and bromocriptine can cause hypotension, so together they may produce additive blood pressure lowering. This may cause dizziness or syncope.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bromocriptine and Iloprost 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; Iloprost belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic hypotensive effects.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure when iloprost is started or the dose is raised. Reduce the iloprost dose if symptomatic hypotension persists.
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 Bromocriptine
Other interactions of Iloprost
- Aldesleukin + Iloprost Moderate
- Amiodarone + Iloprost Moderate
- Bortezomib + Iloprost Moderate
- Bupivacaine + Iloprost Moderate
- Carbidopa-entacapone-levodopa + Iloprost Moderate
- Carbidopa-levodopa + Iloprost Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bromocriptine with Iloprost?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bromocriptine and Iloprost 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. Iloprost is a vasodilator and bromocriptine can cause hypotension, so together they may produce additive blood pressure lowering. This may cause dizziness or syncope.
How serious is the interaction between Bromocriptine and Iloprost?
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 when iloprost is started or the dose is raised. Reduce the iloprost dose if symptomatic hypotension persists.
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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