Drug interactions
Levalbuterol + Loxapine
Severity: Minor
Levalbuterol and Loxapine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Levalbuterol may cause tachycardia, tremor and QT effects, and loxapine can also cause tachycardia and affect cardiac conduction. Combined use may add to cardiovascular effects, while the sedation effects are not clinically meaningful.
What this interaction means in plain words
Levalbuterol and Loxapine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Why it happens
Additive cardiovascular effects from beta-2 agonism and the autonomic and QT effects of loxapine.
What to do
Monitor heart rate and palpitations, and check ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors or hypokalemia.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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- Alfentanil + Loxapine Major
- Alprazolam + Loxapine Major
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- Amoxapine + Loxapine Major
- Apomorphine + Loxapine Major
- Belladonna and opium + Loxapine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Levalbuterol with Loxapine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Levalbuterol and Loxapine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Levalbuterol may cause tachycardia, tremor and QT effects, and loxapine can also cause tachycardia and affect cardiac conduction. Combined use may add to cardiovascular effects, while the sedation effects are not clinically meaningful.
How serious is the interaction between Levalbuterol and Loxapine?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor heart rate and palpitations, and check ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors or hypokalemia.
What other medicines interact with Loxapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Loxapine with, for example, Alfentanil, Alprazolam, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Loxapine page.
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