Drug interactions
Dobutamine + Nabilone
Severity: Moderate
Dobutamine and Nabilone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dobutamine is a cardiac stimulant given intravenously and does not meaningfully counter nabilone's sedation. Both can increase heart rate, so tachycardia may be more pronounced and blood pressure may fluctuate.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dobutamine and Nabilone 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.
Dobutamine belongs to Cardiovascular; Nabilone belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
Additive tachycardic effects, since dobutamine is a beta-1 agonist and nabilone can cause tachycardia; the CNS effect is not established.
What to do
Monitor heart rate, rhythm and blood pressure continuously during dobutamine infusion in patients taking nabilone. Reduce the infusion rate if tachyarrhythmia develops.
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 Dobutamine with Nabilone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dobutamine and Nabilone 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. Dobutamine is a cardiac stimulant given intravenously and does not meaningfully counter nabilone's sedation. Both can increase heart rate, so tachycardia may be more pronounced and blood pressure may fluctuate.
How serious is the interaction between Dobutamine and Nabilone?
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, rhythm and blood pressure continuously during dobutamine infusion in patients taking nabilone. Reduce the infusion rate if tachyarrhythmia develops.
What other medicines interact with Nabilone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Nabilone with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Belladonna and opium. The full list is on the Nabilone page.
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