Drug interactions
Mirtazapine + Octreotide
Severity: Moderate
Mirtazapine and Octreotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Octreotide can cause bradycardia and QT prolongation, and mirtazapine has a modest QT effect, so combined use may add to arrhythmia risk. The risk is greatest with cardiac disease or electrolyte disturbances.
What this interaction means in plain words
Mirtazapine and Octreotide 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.
Mirtazapine belongs to Central Nervous System; Octreotide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation, with octreotide-related bradycardia increasing susceptibility.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors and monitor heart rate and QTc. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
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 Mirtazapine
- Isocarboxazid + Mirtazapine Contraindicated
- Mirtazapine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Mirtazapine + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Mirtazapine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Mirtazapine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Mirtazapine + Selegiline Contraindicated
Other interactions of Octreotide
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Mirtazapine with Octreotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Mirtazapine and Octreotide 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. Octreotide can cause bradycardia and QT prolongation, and mirtazapine has a modest QT effect, so combined use may add to arrhythmia risk. The risk is greatest with cardiac disease or electrolyte disturbances.
How serious is the interaction between Mirtazapine and Octreotide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Obtain a baseline ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors and monitor heart rate and QTc. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
What other medicines interact with Mirtazapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Mirtazapine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Phenelzine, Pimozide. The full list is on the Mirtazapine page.
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