Drug interactions
Bromocriptine + Pramipexole
Severity: Moderate
Bromocriptine and Pramipexole: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both are dopamine agonists, and combining them adds dopaminergic effects. This can increase nausea, orthostatic hypotension, hallucinations, somnolence and impulse control problems, although combination therapy is sometimes used deliberately in Parkinson disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bromocriptine and Pramipexole 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; Pramipexole belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive dopamine receptor agonism.
What to do
If combined, titrate slowly and monitor for orthostatic hypotension, sedation, psychiatric symptoms and impulse control disorders. Reduce one agent if adverse effects emerge.
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 Pramipexole
- Amisulpride + Pramipexole Contraindicated
- Chlorpromazine + Pramipexole Major
- Droperidol + Pramipexole Major
- Fluphenazine + Pramipexole Major
- Haloperidol + Pramipexole Major
- Iloperidone + Pramipexole Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bromocriptine with Pramipexole?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bromocriptine and Pramipexole 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 are dopamine agonists, and combining them adds dopaminergic effects. This can increase nausea, orthostatic hypotension, hallucinations, somnolence and impulse control problems, although combination therapy is sometimes used deliberately in Parkinson disease.
How serious is the interaction between Bromocriptine and Pramipexole?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: If combined, titrate slowly and monitor for orthostatic hypotension, sedation, psychiatric symptoms and impulse control disorders. Reduce one agent if adverse effects emerge.
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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