Drug interactions
Dextroamphetamine + Dobutamine
Severity: Moderate
Dextroamphetamine and Dobutamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents have sympathomimetic activity, so combined use can cause additive increases in heart rate and blood pressure. Tachyarrhythmias and myocardial ischemia are more likely in patients with underlying cardiac disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dextroamphetamine and Dobutamine 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.
Dextroamphetamine belongs to Central Nervous System; Dobutamine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive adrenergic stimulation: dobutamine directly stimulates beta-1 receptors while amphetamine releases endogenous catecholamines.
What to do
Monitor heart rate, blood pressure and ECG continuously while dobutamine is infusing and titrate the infusion to response. Consider holding the amphetamine in acute cardiac settings.
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 Dobutamine
Other interactions of Dextroamphetamine
- Dextroamphetamine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dextroamphetamine with Dobutamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dextroamphetamine and Dobutamine 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. Both agents have sympathomimetic activity, so combined use can cause additive increases in heart rate and blood pressure. Tachyarrhythmias and myocardial ischemia are more likely in patients with underlying cardiac disease.
How serious is the interaction between Dextroamphetamine and Dobutamine?
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 heart rate, blood pressure and ECG continuously while dobutamine is infusing and titrate the infusion to response. Consider holding the amphetamine in acute cardiac settings.
What other medicines interact with Dobutamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dobutamine with, for example, Budesonide-formoterol, Dihydroergotamine intranasal, Dihydroergotamine. The full list is on the Dobutamine page.
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