Details of Drug-Drug Interaction
| Drug General Information (ID: DDIZALO13H) | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Minoxidil | Drug Info | Guanfacine | Drug Info | |||||
| Drug Type | Small molecule | Small molecule | |||||||
| Therapeutic Class | Antihypertensive Agents | Antiadrenergic Agents | |||||||
| Structure | |||||||||
| Mechanism of Minoxidil-Guanfacine Interaction (Severity Level: Moderate) | |||||||||
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| Additive hypotensive effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph | |||||||||
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| Drug Name | Minoxidil | Guanfacine | |||||||
| Mechanism |
Antihypertensive agent ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel Inducer |
Antihypertensive agent Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor Agonist |
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| Key Mechanism Factor 1 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Inward rectifier potassium channel | Structure Sequence | |||||||
| Protein Family | Inward rectifier-type potassium channel (TC 1.A.2.1) family | ||||||||
| Protein Function |
This receptor is controlled by G proteins. Inward rectifier potassium channels are characterized by a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. Their voltage dependence is regulated by the concentration of extracellular potassium; as external potassium is raised, the voltage range of the channel opening shifts to more positive voltages. The inward rectification is mainly due to the blockage of outward current by internal magnesium. Can be blocked by extracellular barium (By similarity). Subunit of ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP). Can form cardiac and smooth muscle-type KATP channels with ABCC9. KCNJ11 forms the channel pore while ABCC9 is required for activation and regulation.
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| Key Mechanism Factor 2 | |||||||||
| Factor Name | Adrenergic receptor alpha-2 | Structure Sequence | |||||||
| Protein Family | G-protein coupled receptor 1 family | ||||||||
| Protein Function |
Alpha-2 adrenergic receptors mediate the catecholamine-induced inhibition of adenylate cyclase through the action of G proteins. The rank order of potency for agonists of this receptor is oxymetazoline > clonidine > epinephrine > norepinephrine > phenylephrine > dopamine > p-synephrine > p-tyramine > serotonin = p-octopamine. For antagonists, the rank order is yohimbine > phentolamine = mianserine > chlorpromazine = spiperone = prazosin > propanolol > alprenolol = pindolol.
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| Management | Caution is advised during coadministration of these agents. Dosage adjustments may be required and hemodynamic responses should be monitored during concomitant therapy. Patients should be advised to avoid rising abruptly from a sitting or recumbent position and to notify their doctor if they experience dizziness, lightheadedness, syncope, orthostasis, or tachycardia. Patients should also avoid driving or operating hazardous machinery until they know how the medications affect them. | ||||||||