Drug interactions
Clozapine + Dexmethylphenidate
Severity: Moderate
Clozapine and Dexmethylphenidate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dexmethylphenidate is a stimulant that may counteract clozapine's sedation but can worsen psychosis, agitation, tachycardia and blood pressure changes. Both drugs may also affect cardiovascular status.
What this interaction means in plain words
Clozapine 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.
Clozapine belongs to Central Nervous System; Dexmethylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Opposing pharmacodynamic effects: dopamine and noradrenaline reuptake inhibition versus dopamine antagonism.
What to do
Monitor psychotic symptoms, heart rate and blood pressure after starting the stimulant. Stop or reduce it if psychosis worsens or tachycardia emerges.
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 Clozapine
- Clozapine + Deferiprone Contraindicated
- Clozapine + Irinotecan Contraindicated
- Clozapine + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Clozapine + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Acalabrutinib + Clozapine Major
- Adagrasib + Clozapine Major
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 Clozapine with Dexmethylphenidate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Clozapine 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 stimulant that may counteract clozapine's sedation but can worsen psychosis, agitation, tachycardia and blood pressure changes. Both drugs may also affect cardiovascular status.
How serious is the interaction between Clozapine 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 psychotic symptoms, heart rate and blood pressure after starting the stimulant. Stop or reduce it if psychosis worsens or tachycardia emerges.
What other medicines interact with Clozapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Clozapine with, for example, Deferiprone, Irinotecan, Pimozide. The full list is on the Clozapine page.
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