Drug interactions
Levosalbutamol + Phendimetrazine
Severity: Moderate
Levosalbutamol and Phendimetrazine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs have sympathomimetic activity, so combining them may add to increases in heart rate and blood pressure, tremor and palpitations. Patients with cardiovascular disease are most at risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Levosalbutamol and Phendimetrazine 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.
Why it happens
Additive adrenergic stimulation (direct beta-2 agonism plus indirect sympathomimetic release of catecholamines).
What to do
Monitor heart rate and blood pressure, and reduce or stop one agent if tachycardia, palpitations or hypertension 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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Levosalbutamol with Phendimetrazine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Levosalbutamol and Phendimetrazine 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 have sympathomimetic activity, so combining them may add to increases in heart rate and blood pressure, tremor and palpitations. Patients with cardiovascular disease are most at risk.
How serious is the interaction between Levosalbutamol and Phendimetrazine?
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 reduce or stop one agent if tachycardia, palpitations or hypertension develop.
What other medicines interact with Levosalbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Levosalbutamol with, for example, Amisulpride, Carvedilol, Fexinidazole. The full list is on the Levosalbutamol page.
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