Drug interactions
Nortriptyline + Pasireotide
Severity: Moderate
Nortriptyline and Pasireotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can prolong the QT interval, so combined use may increase the risk of torsades de pointes. The risk is greater with bradycardia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia or existing heart disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Nortriptyline and Pasireotide 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.
Nortriptyline belongs to Central Nervous System; Pasireotide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Additive QT prolongation; pasireotide also causes bradycardia, which adds to arrhythmic risk.
What to do
Obtain a baseline ECG and monitor it after starting the combination, and correct potassium and magnesium before and during treatment. Consider an alternative antidepressant in patients with other QT risk factors.
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 Nortriptyline
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- Dronedarone + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
- Ibutilide + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
- Methylene blue + Nortriptyline Contraindicated
Other interactions of Pasireotide
- Dronedarone + Pasireotide Contraindicated
- Pasireotide + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Amiodarone + Pasireotide Major
- Amisulpride + Pasireotide Major
- Amitriptyline + Pasireotide Major
- Anagrelide + Pasireotide Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Nortriptyline with Pasireotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Nortriptyline and Pasireotide 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 can prolong the QT interval, so combined use may increase the risk of torsades de pointes. The risk is greater with bradycardia, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia or existing heart disease.
How serious is the interaction between Nortriptyline and Pasireotide?
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 and monitor it after starting the combination, and correct potassium and magnesium before and during treatment. Consider an alternative antidepressant in patients with other QT risk factors.
What other medicines interact with Nortriptyline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Nortriptyline with, for example, Disopyramide, Dofetilide, Dronedarone. The full list is on the Nortriptyline page.
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