Venlafaxine Isocarboxazid

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Quazepam Venlafaxine Amitriptyline Selegiline (deprenyl) Lithium carbonate Lithium carbcxiate controlled release Triazolam Haloperidol Propranolol Clonazepam Chlordiazepoxide Lithium carbonate slow release Lithium carbonate Lithium carbonate Loxapine Maprotiline Fluvoxamine Isocarboxazid... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with desvenlafaxine, dextromethorphan, dihydroergotamine, ephedra, ergot, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, isocarboxazid, linezolid, lithium, MAO inhibitors, meperidine, methysergide, naratriptan, nefazodone, paroxetine, phenelzine, rizatriptan, sertraline, sumatriptan, tranylcypromine, tryptophan, venlafaxine, verapamil, zolmitriptan, zuclopenthixol... 

Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with amprenavir, arbutamine, bupropion, clonidine, epinephrine, formoterol, guanethidine, isocarboxazid, linezolid, MAO inhibitors, phenelzine, quinolones, sparfloxacin, tranylcypromine, venlafaxine... 

Serious and potentially life-threatening reactions (the serotonin syndrome) can develop if venlafaxine and non-selective MAOIs (isocarboxazid, phenelzine, tranylcypromine) are given concurrently, or even sequentially if insufficient time is left in between. The situation with moclobemide, in therapeutic doses, is uncertain. 

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