Drug interactions
Dopamine + Nabilone
Severity: Moderate
Dopamine and Nabilone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dopamine infusion increases heart rate and blood pressure, and nabilone can cause tachycardia and postural blood pressure changes, so cardiovascular effects may be additive. Any offset of sedation is unpredictable and should not be relied on.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dopamine 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.
Dopamine belongs to Cardiovascular; Nabilone belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
Additive cardiovascular stimulation; the CNS interplay is not established.
What to do
Monitor heart rate, rhythm and blood pressure closely during dopamine infusion in patients on nabilone. Titrate dopamine to hemodynamic response.
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 Nabilone
Other interactions of Dopamine
- Dihydroergotamine intranasal + Dopamine Contraindicated
- Dihydroergotamine + Dopamine Contraindicated
- Dopamine + Promethazine Contraindicated
- Dopamine + Selegiline transdermal Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Dopamine Major
- Clomipramine + Dopamine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dopamine with Nabilone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dopamine 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. Dopamine infusion increases heart rate and blood pressure, and nabilone can cause tachycardia and postural blood pressure changes, so cardiovascular effects may be additive. Any offset of sedation is unpredictable and should not be relied on.
How serious is the interaction between Dopamine 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 closely during dopamine infusion in patients on nabilone. Titrate dopamine to hemodynamic response.
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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