Drug Interactions With Pramipexole ER

Several medications can cause negative drug interactions with pramipexole ER, including antipsychotic medications, diltiazem, and medicines that contain levodopa. Some of these interactions could increase your risk of side effects or other complications. To help ensure a safe treatment process, make sure to inform your healthcare provider about any other medications you are taking (including nonprescription medicines).

Pramipexole ER Drug Information

An Overview of Pramipexole ER Interactions

Pramipexole ER (Mirapex^® ER™) can potentially interact with a number of other medications. Some of the medicines that may lead to drug interactions with pramipexole ER include but are not limited to:

Alcohol
Antipsychotics
Cimetidine (Tagamet^®)
Diltiazem (Cardizem^®, Cardizem CD^®, Cardizem LA^®, Cartia XT^®, Dilacor XR^®, Dilt-CD^®, Diltia XT^®, Dilt-XR^®, Taztia XT^®, Tiazac^®)
Medications that contain levodopa (Parcopa^®, Sinemet^®, Sinemet^® CR, Stalevo^®)
Metoclopramide (Reglan^®)
Pramipexole (Mirapex^®)
Quinidine
Quinine
Ranitidine (Zantac^®)
Triamterene (Dyrenium^®) or triamterene/HCTZ (Dyazide^®, Maxzide^®)
Verapamil (Calan^®, Calan SR^®, Covera-HS^®, Isoptin SR^®, Verelan^®, Verelan PM^®).

Drug Interactions With Pramipexole ER Explained

The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when pramipexole ER is combined with any of the drugs listed above.

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