Drug interactions
Diethylpropion + Midodrine
Severity: Moderate
Diethylpropion and Midodrine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Diethylpropion is a sympathomimetic anorectic that can raise blood pressure and heart rate. With midodrine the pressor effects add together, which may cause hypertension or arrhythmia in susceptible patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Diethylpropion and Midodrine 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.
Why it happens
Additive adrenergic stimulation from alpha-1 agonism and indirect sympathomimetic catecholamine release.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate. Avoid the combination in uncontrolled hypertension or significant cardiac 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Diethylpropion with Midodrine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Diethylpropion and Midodrine 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. Diethylpropion is a sympathomimetic anorectic that can raise blood pressure and heart rate. With midodrine the pressor effects add together, which may cause hypertension or arrhythmia in susceptible patients.
How serious is the interaction between Diethylpropion and Midodrine?
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 and heart rate. Avoid the combination in uncontrolled hypertension or significant cardiac disease.
What other medicines interact with Midodrine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Midodrine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Phenelzine, Tranylcypromine. The full list is on the Midodrine page.
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