Drug interactions
Mepivacaine + Nadolol
Severity: Moderate
Mepivacaine and Nadolol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Local anesthetic absorbed systemically can have cardiac depressant effects, and nadolol blocks beta receptors, so bradycardia and hypotension may be more pronounced. Risk is greatest with large doses or inadvertent intravascular injection.
What this interaction means in plain words
Mepivacaine and Nadolol 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.
Mepivacaine belongs to Central Nervous System; Nadolol belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Additive negative chronotropic and inotropic effects of beta-blockade and local anesthetic sodium channel blockade.
What to do
Use the lowest effective dose with aspiration before injection, and monitor heart rate and blood pressure.
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 Mepivacaine
Other interactions of Nadolol
- Acebutolol + Nadolol Major
- Adrenaline-articaine + Nadolol Major
- Albuterol + Nadolol Major
- Amifostine + Nadolol Major
- Amiodarone + Nadolol Major
- Arformoterol + Nadolol Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Mepivacaine with Nadolol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Mepivacaine and Nadolol 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. Local anesthetic absorbed systemically can have cardiac depressant effects, and nadolol blocks beta receptors, so bradycardia and hypotension may be more pronounced. Risk is greatest with large doses or inadvertent intravascular injection.
How serious is the interaction between Mepivacaine and Nadolol?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective dose with aspiration before injection, and monitor heart rate and blood pressure.
What other medicines interact with Mepivacaine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Mepivacaine with, for example, Bupivacaine implant, Bupivacaine liposome, Timolol. The full list is on the Mepivacaine page.
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