Drug interactions
Isoproterenol + Lisdexamfetamine
Severity: Moderate
Isoproterenol and Lisdexamfetamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs stimulate the sympathetic nervous system. Combined use can raise heart rate and blood pressure and increase the risk of tachyarrhythmias, especially in patients with heart disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Isoproterenol 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.
Isoproterenol belongs to Respiratory; Lisdexamfetamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive adrenergic stimulation: amphetamine-induced norepinephrine release plus direct beta-agonist activity.
What to do
Monitor heart rate, blood pressure and ECG during co-use. Reduce the dose or stop one agent if tachyarrhythmia or hypertension develops.
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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- Lisdexamfetamine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Lisdexamfetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Isoproterenol with Lisdexamfetamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Isoproterenol 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. Both drugs stimulate the sympathetic nervous system. Combined use can raise heart rate and blood pressure and increase the risk of tachyarrhythmias, especially in patients with heart disease.
How serious is the interaction between Isoproterenol 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, blood pressure and ECG during co-use. Reduce the dose or stop one agent if tachyarrhythmia or hypertension develops.
What other medicines interact with Lisdexamfetamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Lisdexamfetamine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Lisdexamfetamine page.
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