Drug interactions
Phendimetrazine + Salbutamol
Severity: Moderate
Phendimetrazine and Salbutamol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Phendimetrazine is a sympathomimetic anorectic that raises heart rate and blood pressure. Combined with salbutamol, additive stimulation may cause tachycardia, palpitations, tremor and hypertension.
What this interaction means in plain words
Phendimetrazine and Salbutamol 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.
Why it happens
Additive sympathomimetic effects through indirect noradrenergic release and direct beta-2 agonism.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure and heart rate, especially in patients with cardiovascular disease. Reduce or stop either drug if symptomatic tachycardia or hypertension occurs.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Phendimetrazine with Salbutamol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Phendimetrazine and Salbutamol 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. Phendimetrazine is a sympathomimetic anorectic that raises heart rate and blood pressure. Combined with salbutamol, additive stimulation may cause tachycardia, palpitations, tremor and hypertension.
How serious is the interaction between Phendimetrazine and Salbutamol?
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, especially in patients with cardiovascular disease. Reduce or stop either drug if symptomatic tachycardia or hypertension occurs.
What other medicines interact with Salbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Salbutamol with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Carvedilol, Droperidol. The full list is on the Salbutamol page.
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