Drug interactions
Methylphenidate + Timolol
Severity: Moderate
Methylphenidate and Timolol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Methylphenidate raises blood pressure and heart rate and can partly counteract the antihypertensive effect of timolol. Blood pressure control may be poorer after methylphenidate is started.
What this interaction means in plain words
Methylphenidate and Timolol 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; Timolol belongs to Cardiovascular.
Why it happens
Sympathomimetic stimulant effects oppose beta-blocker antihypertensive action (pharmacodynamic antagonism).
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate when starting or changing methylphenidate. Adjust antihypertensive therapy if control is lost.
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 Timolol
- Acebutolol + Timolol Major
- Aldesleukin + Timolol Major
- Amifostine + Timolol Major
- Amiodarone + Timolol Major
- Arformoterol + Timolol Major
- Atenolol-chlorthalidone + Timolol Major
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 Timolol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Methylphenidate and Timolol 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 raises blood pressure and heart rate and can partly counteract the antihypertensive effect of timolol. Blood pressure control may be poorer after methylphenidate is started.
How serious is the interaction between Methylphenidate and Timolol?
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 and heart rate when starting or changing methylphenidate. Adjust antihypertensive therapy if control is lost.
What other medicines interact with Timolol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Timolol with, for example, Acebutolol, Aldesleukin, Amifostine. The full list is on the Timolol page.
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