Dextroamphetamine Oral
In Depth
- Uses and How to Use
- Dosage and Storage
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Images
Pronounced: (DEX-troe-am-FET-a-meen)
Dextroamphetamine 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 them. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
Avoid taking MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide, phenelzine, procarbazine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine) within 2 weeks before, during, and after treatment with this medication. In some cases a serious (possibly fatal) drug interaction may occur.
If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting this medication.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially:
- alpha blockers (e.g., prazosin)
- certain antidepressants (e.g., tricyclics such as nortriptyline/imipramine, SSRIs such as fluoxetine/paroxetine, duloxetine, venlafaxine)
- medication for high blood pressure (e.g., beta blockers such as atenolol/metoprolol, clonidine, guanabenz, methyldopa)
- antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol)
- lithium
- certain pain medications (e.g., meperidine, propoxyphene)
- sedatives (e.g., lorazepam, certain antihistamines such as diphenhydramine)
- certain anti-seizure drugs (e.g., ethosuximide, phenytoin, phenobarbital)
- medications that can raise blood pressure (e.g., norepinephrine, phenylephrine, pseudoephedrine)
- other stimulants (e.g., methylphenidate)
- certain street drugs (e.g., LSD, MDMA/ "ecstasy")
- veratrum alkaloids (e.g., cevadine, veratridine)
Certain foods and drugs can affect the amount of acid in your stomach/intestines or urine. This can affect how well your body absorbs and uses this medication. Tell your doctor if you take any of these products:
- ammonium chloride
- antacids
- anti-ulcer medicine (e.g., H2 blockers such as famotidine/ranitidine, proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole/lansoprazole)
- ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
- carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (e.g., acetazolamide)
- fruit juices
- glutamic acid
- guanethidine
- methenamine
- reserpine
- sodium acid phosphate
- sodium bicarbonate
- certain "water pills" (diuretics, including some thiazides)
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