Drug interactions
Diethylpropion + Salbutamol
Severity: Moderate
Diethylpropion and Salbutamol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Diethylpropion is a sympathomimetic anorectic that increases heart rate and blood pressure. With salbutamol, additive stimulation may cause tachycardia, palpitations, nervousness and hypertension.
What this interaction means in plain words
Diethylpropion and 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.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic effects through catecholamine release and beta-2 agonism.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate, and avoid the combination in patients with significant 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Diethylpropion with Salbutamol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Diethylpropion and 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. Diethylpropion is a sympathomimetic anorectic that increases heart rate and blood pressure. With salbutamol, additive stimulation may cause tachycardia, palpitations, nervousness and hypertension.
How serious is the interaction between Diethylpropion and 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 and heart rate, and avoid the combination in patients with significant cardiovascular disease.
What other medicines interact with Salbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Salbutamol with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Carvedilol, Droperidol. The full list is on the Salbutamol page.
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