Drug interactions
Dextroamphetamine + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Dextroamphetamine and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Paliperidone blocks dopamine D2 receptors and may counter the effects of amphetamine, while stimulants can aggravate psychosis. Both can also affect heart rate and rhythm.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dextroamphetamine and Paliperidone 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; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism at dopamine receptors, with possible additive cardiac effects.
What to do
Monitor psychotic symptoms, heart rate and ECG where there are risk factors, and reassess therapy if control is lost.
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 Dextroamphetamine
- Dextroamphetamine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Dextroamphetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Other interactions of Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dextroamphetamine with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dextroamphetamine and Paliperidone 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. Paliperidone blocks dopamine D2 receptors and may counter the effects of amphetamine, while stimulants can aggravate psychosis. Both can also affect heart rate and rhythm.
How serious is the interaction between Dextroamphetamine and Paliperidone?
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 ECG where there are risk factors, and reassess therapy if control is lost.
What other medicines interact with Dextroamphetamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dextroamphetamine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Methylene blue. The full list is on the Dextroamphetamine page.
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