Drug interactions
Pitolisant + Salbutamol
Severity: Moderate
Pitolisant and Salbutamol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pitolisant can prolong the QT interval modestly, and its labeling advises caution with other QT-prolonging drugs. High-dose salbutamol may add to this through hypokalemia and cardiac stimulation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pitolisant 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.
Pitolisant belongs to Central Nervous System; Salbutamol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive effects on cardiac repolarization, with beta-2 mediated hypokalemia.
What to do
Monitor ECG and electrolytes in patients with cardiac risk factors or frequent salbutamol use. Correct hypokalemia before treatment.
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 Salbutamol
Other interactions of Pitolisant
- Alfuzosin + Pitolisant Major
- Amiodarone + Pitolisant Major
- Amisulpride + Pitolisant Major
- Anagrelide + Pitolisant Major
- Asenapine + Pitolisant Major
- Bupropion + Pitolisant Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Pitolisant with Salbutamol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Pitolisant 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. Pitolisant can prolong the QT interval modestly, and its labeling advises caution with other QT-prolonging drugs. High-dose salbutamol may add to this through hypokalemia and cardiac stimulation.
How serious is the interaction between Pitolisant 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 ECG and electrolytes in patients with cardiac risk factors or frequent salbutamol use. Correct hypokalemia before treatment.
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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