Details of Drug-Drug Interaction
| Drug General Information (ID: DDII3PBA42) | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Dextroamphetamine | Drug Info | Magnesium carbonate | Drug Info | |||||
| Drug Type | Small molecule | Small molecule | |||||||
| Therapeutic Class | Cns Stimulants | Antacids | |||||||
| Structure | |||||||||
| Mechanism of Dextroamphetamine-Magnesium carbonate Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate) | |||||||||
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| Altered gastric pH Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Dextroamphetamine | Magnesium carbonate | |||||||
| Mechanism | Gastric pH sensitive | Gastric alkalinizer | |||||||
| Key Mechanism Factor 1 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Gastric pH | ||||||||
| Factor Description | The normal pH range of gastric acid is between 1.5 and 3.5 and is highly acidic, consisting mainly of hydrochloric acid. Changes in the pH of the stomach can alter the absorption of drugs. | ||||||||
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| Recommended Action | |||||||||
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| Management | Concomitant administration of amphetamines and gastrointestinal alkalinizing agents such as antacids or other medications that contain antacids (e.g., didanosine buffered tablets or pediatric oral solution) should generally be avoided. | ||||||||
| References | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Product Information. Adderall (amphetamine-dextroamphetamine) Shire Richwood Pharmaceutical Company, Florence, KY. | ||||||||||||||||||