Drug interactions
Ipratropium-salbutamol + Lisdexamfetamine
Severity: Moderate
Ipratropium-salbutamol and Lisdexamfetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lisdexamfetamine is a sympathomimetic stimulant, and salbutamol has additive adrenergic effects, which can increase heart rate, blood pressure, tremor and anxiety. Risk is greater with cardiovascular disease or high salbutamol doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ipratropium-salbutamol and Lisdexamfetamine 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.
Ipratropium-salbutamol belongs to Respiratory; Lisdexamfetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic stimulation of adrenergic receptors.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and blood pressure and review symptoms such as palpitations or tremor. Use the lowest effective salbutamol dose and reassess stimulant therapy if cardiovascular effects develop.
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 Ipratropium-salbutamol
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- Lisdexamfetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ipratropium-salbutamol with Lisdexamfetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ipratropium-salbutamol and Lisdexamfetamine 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. Lisdexamfetamine is a sympathomimetic stimulant, and salbutamol has additive adrenergic effects, which can increase heart rate, blood pressure, tremor and anxiety. Risk is greater with cardiovascular disease or high salbutamol doses.
How serious is the interaction between Ipratropium-salbutamol and Lisdexamfetamine?
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 review symptoms such as palpitations or tremor. Use the lowest effective salbutamol dose and reassess stimulant therapy if cardiovascular effects develop.
What other medicines interact with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ipratropium-salbutamol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arsenic trioxide, Carvedilol. The full list is on the Ipratropium-salbutamol page.
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