Dexmedetomidine
81 interactions 4 explained in plain English
Also sold as:
Dexased
Dexdomitor
Dexmedesed
Dexmedvet
Sedexodine
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Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
· Updated Jul 4, 2026
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Dexmedetomidine Gatifloxacin Ophthalmic Zymar® Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Gemifloxacin Factive Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Glasdegib Daurismo Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Goserelin Implant Zoladex Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Granisetron Transdermal Patch Sancuso Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Granisetron Injection Granisol Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Histrelin Implant Supprelin Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Hydromorphone Injection Dilaudid Increased risk of respiratory and CNS depression Details Dexmedetomidine Hydromorphone Rectal available generically Increased risk of respiratory and CNS depression Details Dexmedetomidine Hydroxychloroquine Plaquenil Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Inotuzumab Ozogamicin Injection Besponsa Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Ivabradine Corlanor Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Ketoconazole Topical Extina® Foam Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Lacosamide Injection Motpoly An increased risk of CNS depression Details Dexmedetomidine Lefamulin Xenleta Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Lenvatinib Lenvima Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Levodopa Oral Inhalation Inbrija An increased risk of CNS depression Details Dexmedetomidine Levofloxacin Levaquin Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Levofloxacin Injection Levaquin Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Mefloquine Lariam® Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Metoclopramide Injection Gimoti Increased risk of CNS depression Details Dexmedetomidine Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Gimoti Increased risk of CNS depression Details Dexmedetomidine Metronidazole Flagyl Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Metronidazole Injection Flagyl Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Metronidazole Topical MetroCream® Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Metronidazole Vaginal MetroGel® Vaginal Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Midazolam Nasal Spray Nayzilam Increased risk of hypoventilation, airway obstruction, desaturation, or apnea Details Dexmedetomidine Midazolam Injection Nayzilam Increased risk of hypoventilation, airway obstruction, desaturation, or apnea Details Dexmedetomidine Morphine Injection Astramorph® PF Increased risk of profound sedation, respiratory depression, hypotension, coma and death Details Dexmedetomidine Moxifloxacin Avelox Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Moxifloxacin Injection Avelox Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Moxeza® Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Nafarelin Nasal Spray Synarel Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Nalbuphine Injection Nubain® Increased risk of respiratory and CNS depression Details Dexmedetomidine Octreotide Bynfezia Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Octreotide Injection Bynfezia Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Ofloxacin Floxin® Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Ofloxacin Ophthalmic Ocuflox Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Ofloxacin Otic Floxin® Otic Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias Details Dexmedetomidine Oxaliplatin Injection Eloxatin® Increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias DetailsNo interactions on this page match that filter — try the next page or clear the filter.
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