Drug interactions
Cabergoline + Dexmethylphenidate
Severity: Moderate
Cabergoline and Dexmethylphenidate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Cabergoline is an ergot-derived dopamine agonist that can raise blood pressure and cause vasoconstriction in some patients, and dexmethylphenidate is a sympathomimetic stimulant that also increases blood pressure and heart rate. Taken together they may produce additive hypertensive effects. The documented evidence is limited and largely predicted from pharmacology.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cabergoline 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.
Cabergoline belongs to Endocrine; Dexmethylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive pressor and vasoconstrictive effects from ergoline dopamine agonism and sympathomimetic catecholamine release.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate when starting or adjusting either drug, and reduce the dose or reconsider therapy if sustained hypertension develops.
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 Cabergoline
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 Cabergoline with Dexmethylphenidate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cabergoline 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. Cabergoline is an ergot-derived dopamine agonist that can raise blood pressure and cause vasoconstriction in some patients, and dexmethylphenidate is a sympathomimetic stimulant that also increases blood pressure and heart rate. Taken together they may produce additive hypertensive effects. The documented evidence is limited and largely predicted from pharmacology.
How serious is the interaction between Cabergoline 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 blood pressure and heart rate when starting or adjusting either drug, and reduce the dose or reconsider therapy if sustained hypertension develops.
What other medicines interact with Cabergoline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cabergoline with, for example, Benperidol, Chlorpromazine, Clarithromycin. The full list is on the Cabergoline page.
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