Drug interactions
Chlorpromazine + Dutasteride-tamsulosin
Severity: Moderate
Chlorpromazine and Dutasteride-tamsulosin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Chlorpromazine inhibits CYP2D6 and has its own alpha-1 blocking activity. Together with tamsulosin it may increase tamsulosin exposure and add to hypotensive effects, raising the risk of orthostatic hypotension and falls.
What this interaction means in plain words
Chlorpromazine and Dutasteride-tamsulosin 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.
Chlorpromazine belongs to Central Nervous System; Dutasteride-tamsulosin belongs to Genitourinary.
Why it happens
CYP2D6 inhibition by chlorpromazine plus additive alpha-1 adrenergic blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and orthostatic symptoms, especially in older adults. Reduce tamsulosin dose or reassess therapy if symptomatic hypotension occurs.
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 Dutasteride-tamsulosin
Other interactions of Chlorpromazine
- Chlorpromazine + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Chlorpromazine + Dronedarone Contraindicated
- Chlorpromazine + Droperidol Contraindicated
- Chlorpromazine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Chlorpromazine + Metrizamide Contraindicated
- Chlorpromazine + Panobinostat Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Chlorpromazine with Dutasteride-tamsulosin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Chlorpromazine and Dutasteride-tamsulosin 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. Chlorpromazine inhibits CYP2D6 and has its own alpha-1 blocking activity. Together with tamsulosin it may increase tamsulosin exposure and add to hypotensive effects, raising the risk of orthostatic hypotension and falls.
How serious is the interaction between Chlorpromazine and Dutasteride-tamsulosin?
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 orthostatic symptoms, especially in older adults. Reduce tamsulosin dose or reassess therapy if symptomatic hypotension occurs.
What other medicines interact with Dutasteride-tamsulosin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dutasteride-tamsulosin with, for example, Alfuzosin, Amifostine, Atazanavir. The full list is on the Dutasteride-tamsulosin page.
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