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Albuterol Inhaler Drug Interactions
When you take certain medications while you are also using an albuterol inhaler, drug interactions may occur. Medicines that may cause an interaction include beta blockers, certain diuretics, digoxin, and MAOIs or tricyclic antidepressants. Albuterol inhaler interactions can decrease the effectiveness of the medicines and potentially lead to side effects, including low potassium levels, dangerously low blood pressure, or irregular heart rhythm.
Albuterol inhalers can potentially interact with a few other medicines. Some of these medicines that may lead to albuterol inhaler interactions include:
- Beta blockers, such as:
- Atenolol (Tenormin®)
- Bisoprolol (Zebeta®)
- Metoprolol (Lopressor®, Toprol XL®)
- Nadolol (Corgard®)
- Propranolol (Inderal®)
- Sotalol (Betapace®)
- Timolol (Blocadren®)
- Carvedilol (Coreg®)
- Labetalol (Trandate®)
- Certain diuretics, such as:
- Bumetanide (Bumex®)
- Chlorothiazide (Diuril®)
- Chlorthalidone (Thalitone®)
- Ethacrynic acid (Edecrin®)
- Furosemide (Lasix®)
- Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix®, HydroDIURIL®, Microzide®, Oretic®)
- Metolazone (Zaroxolyn®)
- Torsemide (Demadex®)
- Isocarboxazid (Marplan®)
- Phenelzine (Nardil®)
- Rasagiline (Azilect®)
- Selegiline (Eldepryl®, Emsam®, Zelapar®)
- Tranylcypromine (Parnate®)
- Tricyclic antidepressants, including:
- Amoxapine (Asendin®)
- Clomipramine (Anafranil®)
- Desipramine (Norpramin®)
- Doxepin (Sinequan®, Silenor®)
- Imipramine (Tofranil®, Tofranil PM®)
- Maprotiline (Ludiomil®)
- Nortriptyline (Pamelor®)
- Protriptyline (Vivactil®)
- Trimipramine (Surmontil®).
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD