Drug interactions
Albuterol + Quetiapine
Severity: Moderate
Albuterol and Quetiapine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
High-dose or systemic albuterol can cause hypokalemia, tachycardia and QT prolongation, which may add to quetiapine's QT effect. The risk is mostly relevant at high doses, in overdose, or in patients with other risk factors.
What this interaction means in plain words
Albuterol and Quetiapine 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 QT prolongation, with beta-2 agonist-induced hypokalemia and tachycardia as contributing factors.
What to do
Use usual inhaled doses and monitor potassium and ECG in patients with cardiac disease or other QT-prolonging drugs. Watch for palpitations or syncope.
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 Albuterol with Quetiapine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Albuterol and Quetiapine 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. High-dose or systemic albuterol can cause hypokalemia, tachycardia and QT prolongation, which may add to quetiapine's QT effect. The risk is mostly relevant at high doses, in overdose, or in patients with other risk factors.
How serious is the interaction between Albuterol and Quetiapine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use usual inhaled doses and monitor potassium and ECG in patients with cardiac disease or other QT-prolonging drugs. Watch for palpitations or syncope.
What other medicines interact with Quetiapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Quetiapine with, for example, Adagrasib, Amiodarone, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Quetiapine page.
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