Drug interactions
Bromocriptine + Solriamfetol
Severity: Moderate
Bromocriptine and Solriamfetol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Solriamfetol raises blood pressure and heart rate, and bromocriptine can cause hypertension in some patients. Combined use may add to cardiovascular effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bromocriptine and Solriamfetol 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; Solriamfetol belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic effects on blood pressure and heart rate via dopaminergic and noradrenergic stimulation.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate at baseline and periodically. Reduce the solriamfetol dose or treat hypertension if elevations occur.
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 Solriamfetol
- Isocarboxazid + Solriamfetol Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Solriamfetol Contraindicated
- Phenelzine + Solriamfetol Contraindicated
- Procarbazine + Solriamfetol Contraindicated
- Rasagiline + Solriamfetol Contraindicated
- Safinamide + Solriamfetol Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bromocriptine with Solriamfetol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bromocriptine and Solriamfetol 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. Solriamfetol raises blood pressure and heart rate, and bromocriptine can cause hypertension in some patients. Combined use may add to cardiovascular effects.
How serious is the interaction between Bromocriptine and Solriamfetol?
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 at baseline and periodically. Reduce the solriamfetol dose or treat hypertension if elevations occur.
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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