Details of Drug-Drug Interaction
| Drug General Information (ID: DDISVB4Y39) | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Nitroprusside | Drug Info | Remimazolam | Drug Info | |||||
| Drug Type | Small molecule | Small molecule | |||||||
| Therapeutic Class | Antihypertensive Agents | Benzodiazepines | |||||||
| Structure | |||||||||
| Mechanism of Nitroprusside-Remimazolam Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate) | |||||||||
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| Additive hypotensive effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Nitroprusside | Remimazolam | |||||||
| Mechanism 1 |
Antihypertensive agent Guanylate cyclase Agonist |
Antihypertensive agent | |||||||
| Key Mechanism Factor 1 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Guanylate cyclase soluble | Structure Sequence | |||||||
| Protein Family | Adenylyl cyclase class-4/guanylyl cyclase family | ||||||||
| Protein Function |
There are two types of guanylate cyclases: soluble forms and membrane-associated receptor forms. Activated by nitric oxide in the presence of magnesium or manganese ions.
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| Mechanism 2 |
Antihypertensive agent Guanylate cyclase Agonist |
Hypotensive effects | |||||||
| Key Mechanism Factor 2 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Guanylate cyclase soluble | Structure Sequence | |||||||
| Protein Family | Adenylyl cyclase class-4/guanylyl cyclase family | ||||||||
| Protein Function |
There are two types of guanylate cyclases: soluble forms and membrane-associated receptor forms. Activated by nitric oxide in the presence of magnesium or manganese ions.
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| Management | Caution and close monitoring for development of hypotension is advised during coadministration of these agents. Avoid alcohol in patients receiving vasodilating antihypertensive drugs. Patients should be advised to avoid rising abruptly from a sitting or recumbent position and to notify their physician if they experience dizziness, lightheadedness, syncope, orthostasis, or tachycardia. | ||||||||