Drug interactions
Deutetrabenazine + Levosalbutamol
Severity: Minor
Deutetrabenazine and Levosalbutamol: minor interaction.
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Summary
Deutetrabenazine causes a small QT effect at higher doses, and levosalbutamol can add to arrhythmic risk through tachycardia and lowered potassium. The clinical risk is modest but increases with electrolyte disturbance, bradycardia or other QT-prolonging drugs.
What this interaction means in plain words
Deutetrabenazine and Levosalbutamol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Deutetrabenazine belongs to Central Nervous System; Levosalbutamol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Possible additive effects on cardiac repolarization, with beta-2 agonist induced hypokalemia as a contributing factor.
What to do
Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia and obtain an ECG in patients with additional QT risk factors. No dose change is routinely needed otherwise.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Levosalbutamol
Other interactions of Deutetrabenazine
- Deutetrabenazine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Safinamide Contraindicated
- Deutetrabenazine + Selegiline Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Deutetrabenazine with Levosalbutamol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Deutetrabenazine and Levosalbutamol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Deutetrabenazine causes a small QT effect at higher doses, and levosalbutamol can add to arrhythmic risk through tachycardia and lowered potassium. The clinical risk is modest but increases with electrolyte disturbance, bradycardia or other QT-prolonging drugs.
How serious is the interaction between Deutetrabenazine and Levosalbutamol?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Correct hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia and obtain an ECG in patients with additional QT risk factors. No dose change is routinely needed otherwise.
What other medicines interact with Levosalbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Levosalbutamol with, for example, Amisulpride, Carvedilol, Fexinidazole. The full list is on the Levosalbutamol page.
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