Drug interactions
Budesonide-formoterol + Dextroamphetamine
Severity: Moderate
Budesonide-formoterol and Dextroamphetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dextroamphetamine releases catecholamines and formoterol stimulates beta-2 receptors, so combined use can amplify tachycardia, palpitations, tremor and blood pressure elevation. Patients with hypertension, arrhythmia or coronary disease are at greater risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Budesonide-formoterol and Dextroamphetamine 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; Dextroamphetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic effects from indirect catecholamine release and direct beta-adrenergic agonism.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and blood pressure and ask about palpitations or chest pain. Reduce the dose of one agent or choose an alternative if cardiovascular 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 Budesonide-formoterol
Other interactions of Dextroamphetamine
- Dextroamphetamine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Budesonide-formoterol with Dextroamphetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Budesonide-formoterol and Dextroamphetamine 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. Dextroamphetamine releases catecholamines and formoterol stimulates beta-2 receptors, so combined use can amplify tachycardia, palpitations, tremor and blood pressure elevation. Patients with hypertension, arrhythmia or coronary disease are at greater risk.
How serious is the interaction between Budesonide-formoterol and Dextroamphetamine?
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 ask about palpitations or chest pain. Reduce the dose of one agent or choose an alternative if cardiovascular effects emerge.
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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