Drug interactions
Doxapram + Xylometazoline
Severity: Moderate
Doxapram and Xylometazoline: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Doxapram raises blood pressure and heart rate, and xylometazoline absorbed systemically has vasoconstrictor activity. Together they may produce additive hypertension.
What this interaction means in plain words
Doxapram and Xylometazoline 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.
Doxapram belongs to Central Nervous System; Xylometazoline belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive pressor effects from doxapram stimulation and alpha-adrenergic vasoconstriction.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate during doxapram use, and avoid giving nasal decongestants at the same time in patients with hypertension or cardiac disease.
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 Xylometazoline
- Selegiline + Xylometazoline Contraindicated
- Ergotamine + Xylometazoline Major
- Isocarboxazid + Xylometazoline Major
- Phenelzine + Xylometazoline Major
- Tranylcypromine + Xylometazoline Major
- Amitriptyline + Xylometazoline Moderate
Other interactions of Doxapram
- Desflurane + Doxapram Major
- Dextroamphetamine + Doxapram Major
- Doxapram + Isocarboxazid Major
- Doxapram + Ketamine Major
- Doxapram + Linezolid Major
- Doxapram + Lisdexamfetamine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Doxapram with Xylometazoline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Doxapram and Xylometazoline 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. Doxapram raises blood pressure and heart rate, and xylometazoline absorbed systemically has vasoconstrictor activity. Together they may produce additive hypertension.
How serious is the interaction between Doxapram and Xylometazoline?
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 blood pressure and heart rate during doxapram use, and avoid giving nasal decongestants at the same time in patients with hypertension or cardiac disease.
What other medicines interact with Xylometazoline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Xylometazoline with, for example, Selegiline, Ergotamine, Isocarboxazid. The full list is on the Xylometazoline page.
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