Drug interactions
Pramipexole + Procainamide
Severity: Moderate
Pramipexole and Procainamide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Pramipexole and procainamide are both organic cations eliminated partly by active renal tubular secretion. Competition for this pathway can reduce clearance of either drug and raise exposure. Increased procainamide levels may add to proarrhythmic and conduction effects, and raised pramipexole levels may add to dopaminergic adverse effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pramipexole and Procainamide 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
Competition for renal tubular cationic secretion transporters (OCT2/MATE) reduces renal clearance of both drugs.
What to do
Monitor ECG and procainamide (and NAPA) levels, and watch for pramipexole effects such as somnolence, nausea and dyskinesia. Reduce the dose of either drug if adverse effects appear.
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 Pramipexole with Procainamide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Pramipexole and Procainamide 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. Pramipexole and procainamide are both organic cations eliminated partly by active renal tubular secretion. Competition for this pathway can reduce clearance of either drug and raise exposure. Increased procainamide levels may add to proarrhythmic and conduction effects, and raised pramipexole levels may add to dopaminergic adverse effects.
How serious is the interaction between Pramipexole and Procainamide?
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 procainamide (and NAPA) levels, and watch for pramipexole effects such as somnolence, nausea and dyskinesia. Reduce the dose of either drug if adverse effects appear.
What other medicines interact with Pramipexole?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Pramipexole with, for example, Amisulpride, Chlorpromazine, Droperidol. The full list is on the Pramipexole page.
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