Drug interactions
Desflurane + Dopamine
Severity: Moderate
Desflurane and Dopamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Halogenated anesthetics sensitize the myocardium to catecholamines, so dopamine may provoke ventricular arrhythmias and blood pressure swings. Desflurane also causes sympathetic activation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Desflurane and Dopamine 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.
Desflurane belongs to Central Nervous System; Dopamine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Myocardial sensitization to catecholamines by volatile anesthetic.
What to do
Titrate dopamine to the lowest effective dose with continuous ECG and blood pressure monitoring; have antiarrhythmics available.
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 Desflurane with Dopamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Desflurane and Dopamine 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. Halogenated anesthetics sensitize the myocardium to catecholamines, so dopamine may provoke ventricular arrhythmias and blood pressure swings. Desflurane also causes sympathetic activation.
How serious is the interaction between Desflurane and Dopamine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Titrate dopamine to the lowest effective dose with continuous ECG and blood pressure monitoring; have antiarrhythmics available.
What other medicines interact with Dopamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dopamine with, for example, Dihydroergotamine intranasal, Dihydroergotamine, Selegiline transdermal. The full list is on the Dopamine page.
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