Drug interactions
Isoproterenol + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Isoproterenol and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Paliperidone's alpha-1 blockade can cause vasodilation and orthostatic hypotension, and isoproterenol also lowers diastolic pressure through beta-2 vasodilation while increasing heart rate. Together they may cause more pronounced hypotension and tachycardia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Isoproterenol and Paliperidone 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; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive vasodilation from alpha-1 blockade and beta-2 agonism, with reflex tachycardia.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate and ECG during isoproterenol infusion in patients taking paliperidone, adjusting the infusion rate as needed.
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 Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
Other interactions of Isoproterenol
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Isoproterenol with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Isoproterenol and Paliperidone 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. Paliperidone's alpha-1 blockade can cause vasodilation and orthostatic hypotension, and isoproterenol also lowers diastolic pressure through beta-2 vasodilation while increasing heart rate. Together they may cause more pronounced hypotension and tachycardia.
How serious is the interaction between Isoproterenol and Paliperidone?
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 blood pressure and heart rate and ECG during isoproterenol infusion in patients taking paliperidone, adjusting the infusion rate as needed.
What other medicines interact with Paliperidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Paliperidone with, for example, Ibutilide, Pimozide, Vandetanib. The full list is on the Paliperidone page.
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