Beta-2 Agonists/Non-Cardioselective Beta-Blockers Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Your blood pressure/heart medicine and your lung medicine may cancel the effects of each other.
What might happen:
Neither medicine may work as well as expected.
What you should do about this interaction:
Make sure your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Let your doctor know if your inhaler doesn't work as well or you notice you need a rescue inhaler more often. Let your doctor know if you have any changes in heart rate or blood pressure. Your doctor may want to change your medicine.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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