Inhaled Indirect-Acting Sympathomimetics/Tricyclic Compounds Interactions
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Medical warning:
Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
The cause of the interaction is not known. Tricyclic antidepressants may cause your body to process your other medicine differently.
What might happen:
Your tricyclic antidepressant may decrease the effects of your other medicine. This may cause a decrease in the beneficial effects or an increase in harmful effects.
What you should do about this interaction:
Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these two medicines together. They may already be aware of this drug interaction and may be monitoring you for it. If your doctor prescribes these medicines together, it may be necessary to monitor your heart. Your doctor may need to adjust the dose or change you to a different medicine. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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