Drug interactions
Dexmethylphenidate + Ipratropium-salbutamol
Severity: Moderate
Dexmethylphenidate and Ipratropium-salbutamol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dexmethylphenidate is a CNS stimulant that raises heart rate and blood pressure, and salbutamol has similar cardiovascular stimulation. Combined use can add to tachycardia, palpitations, tremor and anxiety.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dexmethylphenidate and Ipratropium-salbutamol 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 belongs to Central Nervous System; Ipratropium-salbutamol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic stimulation.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and symptoms such as palpitations or tremor. Reassess the dose of either drug in patients with cardiovascular disease.
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 Ipratropium-salbutamol
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 Dexmethylphenidate with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dexmethylphenidate and Ipratropium-salbutamol 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 CNS stimulant that raises heart rate and blood pressure, and salbutamol has similar cardiovascular stimulation. Combined use can add to tachycardia, palpitations, tremor and anxiety.
How serious is the interaction between Dexmethylphenidate and Ipratropium-salbutamol?
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, heart rate and symptoms such as palpitations or tremor. Reassess the dose of either drug in patients with cardiovascular disease.
What other medicines interact with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ipratropium-salbutamol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arsenic trioxide, Carvedilol. The full list is on the Ipratropium-salbutamol page.
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