Drug interactions
Budesonide-formoterol + Dexmethylphenidate
Severity: Moderate
Budesonide-formoterol and Dexmethylphenidate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dexmethylphenidate is a CNS stimulant that increases heart rate and blood pressure, and formoterol can add to these sympathomimetic effects. Patients may experience tachycardia, palpitations, tremor or anxiety.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide-formoterol and Dexmethylphenidate 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.
Budesonide-formoterol belongs to Respiratory; Dexmethylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic effects via catecholamine release and reuptake blockade plus direct beta-2 agonism.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and blood pressure and review symptoms of palpitations or tremor. Use the lowest effective doses in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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 Budesonide-formoterol
Other interactions of Dexmethylphenidate
- Dexmethylphenidate + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide-formoterol with Dexmethylphenidate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Budesonide-formoterol and Dexmethylphenidate 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. Dexmethylphenidate is a CNS stimulant that increases heart rate and blood pressure, and formoterol can add to these sympathomimetic effects. Patients may experience tachycardia, palpitations, tremor or anxiety.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide-formoterol and Dexmethylphenidate?
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 heart rate and blood pressure and review symptoms of palpitations or tremor. Use the lowest effective doses in patients with cardiovascular disease.
What other medicines interact with Budesonide-formoterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Budesonide-formoterol with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Budesonide-formoterol page.
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