Drug interactions
Dopamine + Terbutaline
Severity: Moderate
Dopamine and Terbutaline: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs stimulate adrenergic receptors, so giving them together can add to tachycardia, hypertension and the risk of arrhythmia. Patients with cardiac disease are most at risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dopamine and Terbutaline 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; Terbutaline belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive beta-adrenergic (and dopamine-mediated alpha/beta) sympathomimetic effects on the heart and vasculature.
What to do
Monitor heart rate, blood pressure and ECG during co-administration. Reduce the dose of one agent if tachyarrhythmia or excessive pressor response occurs.
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 Terbutaline
Other interactions of Dopamine
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- Dihydroergotamine + Dopamine Contraindicated
- Dopamine + Promethazine Contraindicated
- Dopamine + Selegiline transdermal Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Dopamine Major
- Clomipramine + Dopamine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dopamine with Terbutaline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dopamine and Terbutaline 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. Both drugs stimulate adrenergic receptors, so giving them together can add to tachycardia, hypertension and the risk of arrhythmia. Patients with cardiac disease are most at risk.
How serious is the interaction between Dopamine and Terbutaline?
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, blood pressure and ECG during co-administration. Reduce the dose of one agent if tachyarrhythmia or excessive pressor response occurs.
What other medicines interact with Terbutaline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Terbutaline with, for example, Carvedilol, Droperidol, Fexinidazole. The full list is on the Terbutaline page.
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