Details of Drug Interaction

Details of Drug-Drug Interaction

 Drug General Information (ID: DDIC7YMGUW)
  Drug Name Diethylpropion Drug Info Sibutramine Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Cns Stimulants Appetite Depressants
  Structure

 Mechanism of Diethylpropion-Sibutramine Interaction (Severity Level: Major)
     Additive hypertensive effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Diethylpropion Sibutramine
      Mechanism Hypertensive effects
Noradrenaline transporter  Inhibitor 		Hypertensive effects
Noradrenaline transporter  Inhibitor
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Norepinephrine transporter
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Structure Sequence
MLLARMNPQVQPENNGADTGPEQPLRARKTAELLVVKERNGVQCLLAPRDGDAQPRETWGKKIDFLLSVVGFAVDLANVWRFPYLCYKNGGGAFLIPYTLFLIIAGMPLFYMELALGQYNREGAATVWKICPFFKGVGYAVILIALYVGFYYNVIIAWSLYYLFSSFTLNLPWTDCGHTWNSPNCTDPKLLNGSVLGNHTKYSKYKFTPAAEFYERGVLHLHESSGIHDIGLPQWQLLLCLMVVVIVLYFSLWKGVKTSGKVVWITATLPYFVLFVLLVHGVTLPGASNGINAYLHIDFYRLKEATVWIDAATQIFFSLGAGFGVLIAFASYNKFDNNCYRDALLTSSINCITSFVSGFAIFSILGYMAHEHKVNIEDVATEGAGLVFILYPEAISTLSGSTFWAVVFFVMLLALGLDSSMGGMEAVITGLADDFQVLKRHRKLFTFGVTFSTFLLALFCITKGGIYVLTLLDTFAAGTSILFAVLMEAIGVSWFYGVDRFSNDIQQMMGFRPGLYWRLCWKFVSPAFLLFVVVVSIINFKPLTYDDYIFPPWANWVGWGIALSSMVLVPIYVIYKFLSTQGSLWERLAYGITPENEHHLVAQRDIRQFQLQHWLAI
Gene Name SLC6A2
Uniprot ID SC6A2_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:6530
Protein Family Sodium:neurotransmitter symporter (SNF) (TC 2.A.22) family
Protein Function
Amine transporter. Terminates the action of noradrenaline by its high affinity sodium-dependent reuptake into presynaptic terminals.
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypertensive effects by the combination of Diethylpropion and Sibutramine 

Recommended Action
      Management The use of sibutramine in combination with amphetamines and other centrally-acting appetite suppressants is considered contraindicated.

References
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