Drug interactions
Levodopa + Phentolamine
Severity: Moderate
Levodopa and Phentolamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Levodopa can cause orthostatic hypotension, which may add to the vasodilating effect of phentolamine. Patients may experience dizziness, falls or syncope.
What this interaction means in plain words
Levodopa and Phentolamine 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.
Levodopa belongs to Central Nervous System; Phentolamine belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive hypotensive effects from dopamine-mediated vasodilation and alpha-blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure including standing measurements when combining, and reduce the antihypertensive dose if hypotension 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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Other interactions of Phentolamine
Other interactions of Levodopa
- Isocarboxazid + Levodopa Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Phenelzine (nonselective MAOI) Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Levodopa + Tranylcypromine Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Levodopa Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Levodopa with Phentolamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Levodopa and Phentolamine 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. Levodopa can cause orthostatic hypotension, which may add to the vasodilating effect of phentolamine. Patients may experience dizziness, falls or syncope.
How serious is the interaction between Levodopa and Phentolamine?
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 including standing measurements when combining, and reduce the antihypertensive dose if hypotension develops.
What other medicines interact with Phentolamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Phentolamine with, for example, Alfuzosin, Avanafil, Doxazosin. The full list is on the Phentolamine page.
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