Drug interactions
Esketamine + Methylphenidate
Severity: Moderate
Esketamine and Methylphenidate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Esketamine transiently raises blood pressure and heart rate, and methylphenidate has similar cardiovascular effects. Together the pressor response may be greater than with either drug alone.
What this interaction means in plain words
Esketamine and Methylphenidate 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.
Esketamine belongs to Central Nervous System; Methylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic and pressor effects.
What to do
Measure blood pressure before esketamine and about 40 minutes after the dose, then as clinically indicated. Delay treatment if baseline pressure is elevated.
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 Esketamine
Other interactions of Methylphenidate
- Isocarboxazid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Esketamine with Methylphenidate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Esketamine and Methylphenidate 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. Esketamine transiently raises blood pressure and heart rate, and methylphenidate has similar cardiovascular effects. Together the pressor response may be greater than with either drug alone.
How serious is the interaction between Esketamine and Methylphenidate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Measure blood pressure before esketamine and about 40 minutes after the dose, then as clinically indicated. Delay treatment if baseline pressure is elevated.
What other medicines interact with Esketamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Esketamine with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Belladonna and opium. The full list is on the Esketamine page.
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