In the patient on numerous medications, drug interactions are always a constant concern. In the scenario below, I lay out some strategies to monitor the bupropion nortriptyline interaction with a brief description of what might happen on account of this drug-drug...
Managing drug interactions like the citalopram omeprazole interaction can be really challenging. Often times the situation I’m presented with is I’m meeting with a patient and they have been on both citalopram and omeprazole for a long time. If the...
Every now and again, I will run into patients with both angina as well as erectile dysfunction. The nitroglycerin sildenafil drug interaction is one that should be taken seriously. Coadministration of these medications should be avoided. The possible end result of...
The sildenafil nitrate interaction is a very well known drug interaction. Use of these medications together is not recommended due to a substantial risk of significant low blood pressure. So what do we do in a patient with erectile dysfunction who may be taking...
I got asked a question the other day about a drug interaction program flagging a drug interaction between apixaban and sertraline. There are definitely a few factors that make the apixaban sertraline interaction a challenging one to manage. Here’s a few...
The allopurinol and cyclosporine interaction is one that isn’t as common as other interactions. One of the major reasons is that cyclosporine is a medication that is generally used for a very specialized purpose. Cyclosporine is a calcineurin inhibitor that is...
