Drug interactions
Dopamine + Nateglinide
Severity: Minor
Dopamine and Nateglinide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Dopamine can raise blood glucose through adrenergic effects, which may counteract the glucose-lowering action of nateglinide. This is mainly relevant in critically ill diabetic patients receiving infusions.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dopamine and Nateglinide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Dopamine belongs to Cardiovascular; Nateglinide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism: adrenergic stimulation promotes glycogenolysis and reduces insulin secretion.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose during dopamine infusion and adjust antidiabetic therapy (often insulin in the ICU setting) as needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Dopamine
- Dihydroergotamine intranasal + Dopamine Contraindicated
- Dihydroergotamine + Dopamine Contraindicated
- Dopamine + Promethazine Contraindicated
- Dopamine + Selegiline transdermal Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Dopamine Major
- Clomipramine + Dopamine Major
Other interactions of Nateglinide
- Albiglutide + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin-metformin + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin-pioglitazone + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alogliptin + Nateglinide Moderate
- Alpelisib + Nateglinide Moderate
- Amiodarone + Nateglinide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dopamine with Nateglinide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Dopamine and Nateglinide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Dopamine can raise blood glucose through adrenergic effects, which may counteract the glucose-lowering action of nateglinide. This is mainly relevant in critically ill diabetic patients receiving infusions.
How serious is the interaction between Dopamine and Nateglinide?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood glucose during dopamine infusion and adjust antidiabetic therapy (often insulin in the ICU setting) as needed.
What other medicines interact with Dopamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dopamine with, for example, Dihydroergotamine intranasal, Dihydroergotamine, Promethazine. The full list is on the Dopamine page.
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