Managing schizophrenia can be incredibly challenging. Drug interactions are a major factor in that challenge. Olanzapine is broken down by CYP1A2. Smoking causes induction of the CYP1A2 enzyme. The olanzapine smoking cessation interaction is one that we should...
Iron drug interactions are very common. Use of iron products like ferrous sulfate is also extremely common. Two diseases that iron deficiency can cause is anemia and restless leg syndrome. There are iron drug interactions that can reduce the effectiveness of iron. ...
Here’s a case scenario involving the Prozac Wellbutrin interaction. A 64 year old male has severe depression. He is currently on Remeron 15 mg once daily, Prozac 80 mg once daily, and Abilify 10 mg once daily. He has been tried on just about every other SSRI...
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...
