Drug General Information (ID: DDIGHEMNYD)
  Drug Name Cisapride Drug Info Diclofenamide Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Gastrointestinal Agents Ophthalmic Glaucoma Agents
  Structure

 Mechanism of Cisapride-Diclofenamide Interaction (Severity Level: Major)
     Increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Cisapride Diclofenamide
      Mechanism 1 Prolong QT interval Hypokalemia
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Ventricular arrhythmias
Factor Description Ventricular arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms that cause your heart's lower chambers to pump blood instead of pumping it. This can limit or stop your heart from supplying blood to your body. While some of these arrhythmias are harmless and do not cause symptoms, others can have serious, even fatal, effects on your body.
      Mechanism Description
  • Increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias by the combination of Cisapride and Diclofenamide 
      Mechanism 2 Prolong QT interval Hypomagnesemia
      Key Mechanism Factor 2
Factor Name Ventricular arrhythmias
Factor Description Ventricular arrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms that cause your heart's lower chambers to pump blood instead of pumping it. This can limit or stop your heart from supplying blood to your body. While some of these arrhythmias are harmless and do not cause symptoms, others can have serious, even fatal, effects on your body.
      Mechanism Description
  • Increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias by the combination of Cisapride and Diclofenamide 

Recommended Action
      Management Cisapride is contraindicated in patients with uncorrected hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, such as those taking potassium-wasting diuretics.

References
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2 Lewin MB, Bryant RM, Fenrich AL, Grifka RG "Cisapride-induced long QT interval." J Pediatr 128 (1996): 279-81. [PMID: 8636830]
3 Product Information. Propulsid (cisapride). Janssen Pharmaceutica, Titusville, NJ.