Drug interactions
Carvedilol + Etomidate
Severity: Moderate
Carvedilol and Etomidate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Etomidate is generally hemodynamically stable, but combined with carvedilol the vasodilation and blunted compensatory tachycardia can produce hypotension during induction.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carvedilol and Etomidate 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.
Carvedilol belongs to Cardiovascular; Etomidate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive hypotensive pharmacodynamic effects of alpha/beta blockade and anesthetic induction.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate during induction and have vasopressors available. Adjust the etomidate dose to response.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carvedilol with Etomidate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carvedilol and Etomidate 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. Etomidate is generally hemodynamically stable, but combined with carvedilol the vasodilation and blunted compensatory tachycardia can produce hypotension during induction.
How serious is the interaction between Carvedilol and Etomidate?
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 during induction and have vasopressors available. Adjust the etomidate dose to response.
What other medicines interact with Carvedilol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Carvedilol with, for example, Amifostine, Amiodarone, Arformoterol. The full list is on the Carvedilol page.
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