Drug interactions
Dopamine + Pentazocine
Severity: Minor
Dopamine and Pentazocine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Dopamine is an intravenous vasopressor used in monitored settings and has no well-established interaction with pentazocine. Pentazocine may cause hemodynamic changes, but the combined effect is not well characterized.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dopamine and Pentazocine 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; Pentazocine belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
No established mechanism; any effect would be indirect hemodynamic variation.
What to do
Continue routine hemodynamic monitoring during dopamine infusion and titrate it to blood pressure response.
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 Pentazocine
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Pentazocine Contraindicated
- Olanzapine / samidorphan + Pentazocine Contraindicated
- Pentazocine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Pentazocine + Tranylcypromine Contraindicated
- Alfentanil + Pentazocine Major
- Alprazolam + Pentazocine Major
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 Pentazocine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Dopamine and Pentazocine 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 is an intravenous vasopressor used in monitored settings and has no well-established interaction with pentazocine. Pentazocine may cause hemodynamic changes, but the combined effect is not well characterized.
How serious is the interaction between Dopamine and Pentazocine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Continue routine hemodynamic monitoring during dopamine infusion and titrate it to blood pressure response.
What other medicines interact with Pentazocine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Pentazocine with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Olanzapine / samidorphan, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Pentazocine page.
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