Drug interactions
Formoterol-mometasone + Methamphetamine
Severity: Moderate
Formoterol-mometasone and Methamphetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Methamphetamine is a strong sympathomimetic and formoterol is a beta2-agonist, so combining them may amplify tachycardia, hypertension and palpitations. Patients with cardiovascular disease or arrhythmia are at greatest risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Formoterol-mometasone and Methamphetamine 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.
Formoterol-mometasone belongs to Respiratory; Methamphetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive adrenergic stimulation, with methamphetamine causing catecholamine release and formoterol directly stimulating beta-adrenoceptors.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and blood pressure, and counsel patients to report palpitations or chest pain. Avoid excessive formoterol dosing in patients taking methamphetamine.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Formoterol-mometasone with Methamphetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Formoterol-mometasone and Methamphetamine 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. Methamphetamine is a strong sympathomimetic and formoterol is a beta2-agonist, so combining them may amplify tachycardia, hypertension and palpitations. Patients with cardiovascular disease or arrhythmia are at greatest risk.
How serious is the interaction between Formoterol-mometasone and Methamphetamine?
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 and blood pressure, and counsel patients to report palpitations or chest pain. Avoid excessive formoterol dosing in patients taking methamphetamine.
What other medicines interact with Formoterol-mometasone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Formoterol-mometasone with, for example, Amiodarone, Amisulpride, Amoxapine. The full list is on the Formoterol-mometasone page.
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