Drug interactions
Indacaterol + Risperidone
Severity: Moderate
Indacaterol and Risperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Risperidone has a modest QT-prolonging effect, and indacaterol may contribute to arrhythmic risk through sympathomimetic stimulation and lowered potassium. The risk is mainly relevant with additional risk factors.
What this interaction means in plain words
Indacaterol and Risperidone 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.
Indacaterol belongs to Respiratory; Risperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic QT prolongation with possible hypokalemia.
What to do
Monitor QTc in patients with cardiac disease or electrolyte disturbances. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
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 Indacaterol
Other interactions of Risperidone
- Ibutilide + Risperidone Contraindicated
- Risperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Risperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Risperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Risperidone Major
- Amoxapine + Risperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Indacaterol with Risperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Indacaterol and Risperidone 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. Risperidone has a modest QT-prolonging effect, and indacaterol may contribute to arrhythmic risk through sympathomimetic stimulation and lowered potassium. The risk is mainly relevant with additional risk factors.
How serious is the interaction between Indacaterol and Risperidone?
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 QTc in patients with cardiac disease or electrolyte disturbances. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
What other medicines interact with Indacaterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Indacaterol with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Indacaterol page.
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