Drug interactions
Methylphenidate + Sotalol
Severity: Moderate
Methylphenidate and Sotalol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Methylphenidate has sympathomimetic effects that can raise blood pressure and heart rate and so oppose the effect of sotalol. This may reduce blood pressure or rhythm control in patients treated with sotalol.
What this interaction means in plain words
Methylphenidate and Sotalol 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.
Methylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System; Sotalol belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism between sympathomimetic stimulation by methylphenidate and beta-adrenergic blockade.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and arrhythmia control when methylphenidate is started or its dose changed. Adjust antihypertensive or antiarrhythmic therapy 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 Sotalol
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- Artemether / lumefantrine + Sotalol Contraindicated
- Disopyramide + Sotalol Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Sotalol Contraindicated
- Dronedarone + Sotalol Contraindicated
- Droperidol + Sotalol Contraindicated
Other interactions of Methylphenidate
- Isocarboxazid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Methylphenidate Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Methylphenidate + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Methylphenidate with Sotalol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Methylphenidate and Sotalol 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. Methylphenidate has sympathomimetic effects that can raise blood pressure and heart rate and so oppose the effect of sotalol. This may reduce blood pressure or rhythm control in patients treated with sotalol.
How serious is the interaction between Methylphenidate and Sotalol?
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, heart rate and arrhythmia control when methylphenidate is started or its dose changed. Adjust antihypertensive or antiarrhythmic therapy as needed.
What other medicines interact with Sotalol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Sotalol with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Artemether / lumefantrine, Disopyramide. The full list is on the Sotalol page.
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