Drug Interactions With Carteolol

Certain medications may cause carteolol drug interactions, such as methacholine, reserpine, and other beta blockers. Taking these medicines while you are using the eye drop could increase your risk for developing severe, asthma-like breathing problems and other serious side effects. In order to help limit these interactions, make sure to tell your healthcare provider about all other medications you are taking.

Interactions With Carteolol

Carteolol hydrochloride (Ocupress®) can potentially interact with several other medications. Some of these medicines that may lead to carteolol interactions include:
 
  • Methacholine (Provocholine®)
  • Other beta blockers, including (but not limited to):

 

 

  • Reserpine.
     

Carteolol Drug Interactions Explained

The following sections explain in detail the potentially negative interactions that can occur when carteolol is combined with any of the drugs listed above.
 
Methacholine
It is very dangerous to combine methacholine with a beta blocker (such as carteolol). Doing so could cause severe, asthma-like breathing problems that are not easily corrected. These medications should not be combined.

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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;
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