Sectral Oral

In Depth

Generic Name: ACEBUTOLOL - ORAL
Pronounced: (a-se-BU-toe-lol)

Sectral Oral Interactions

Your healthcare professionals (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

This drug should not be used with the following medication because very serious interactions may occur:

arbutamine
disopyramide

If you are currently using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting acebutolol.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

drugs to lower blood pressure (e.g., alpha-blockers such as prazosin, beta-blockers such as nadolol, clonidine, calcium-channel blockers such as diltiazem/verapamil, reserpine)
bronchodilators (e.g., albuterol)
drugs for diabetes (e.g., glipizide, glyburide, insulin)
epinephrine
fenoldopam
nasal decongestants (e.g., phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine)
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., NSAID's such as ibuprofen, naproxen)
"water pills" (e.g., diuretics such as furosemide)

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs that cause drowsiness such as: certain antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., carbamazepine), medicine for sleep or anxiety (e.g., alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants, narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, amitriptyline, trazodone).

Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products, diet aids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs for pain/fever reduction) because they may contain ingredients that could increase your blood pressure or heart rate, or cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist about the safe use of these products.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.