Mao Inhibitors + Amphetamine Extended Release Interaction

Contraindicatedinteraction on record

Description

MAOI antidepressants slow amphetamine metabolism, increasing norepinephrine release and risk of hypertensive crisis, toxic neurological effects, and potentially fatal malignant hyperpyrexia.

Mechanism

Slowed amphetamine metabolism increasing monoamine release from adrenergic nerve endings

Source: NLP:amphetamine extended-release