Details of Drug-Drug Interaction
| Drug General Information (ID: DDI39DCYAO) | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Galantamine | Drug Info | Moricizine | Drug Info | |||||
| Drug Type | Small molecule | Small molecule | |||||||
| Therapeutic Class | Parasympathomimetics | Antiarrhythmic Agents | |||||||
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| Mechanism of Galantamine-Moricizine Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate) | |||||||||
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| Increased risk of bradycardia Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Galantamine | Moricizine | |||||||
| Mechanism | Bradycardia | Bradycardia | |||||||
| Key Mechanism Factor 1 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Bradycardia | ||||||||
| Factor Description | Bradycardia is a slow heart rate in which the heart beats less than 60 times per minute. If the heart rate is very slow and the heart is not pumping enough oxygen-rich blood to the body, and you may feel dizzy, very tired or weak, and short of breath. | ||||||||
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| Management | Caution is advised if acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are used concomitantly with bradycardic drugs. Patients with underlying structural heart disease, preexisting conduction system abnormalities, ischemic heart disease, or cardiomyopathies may be at increased risk for developing cardiac conduction disturbances and atrioventricular block. Patients should be advised to notify their physician if they experience dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, or irregular heartbeat. | ||||||||