Nitroglycerin Spray

Name: Nitroglycerin Spray Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

15 interactions 500 cited references

Also sold as: Nitrolingual Nitrolingual® Pumpspray NitroMist Nitromist®

About Nitroglycerin Spray

Nitroglycerin spray is used to treat episodes of angina (chest pain) in people who have coronary artery disease (narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart). The spray may also be used just before activities that may cause episodes of angina in order to prevent the angina from occurring. Nitroglyceri… Read the full Nitroglycerin Spray drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 9, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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Nitroglycerin Spray Alteplase, Recombinant Activase Less coronary artery reperfusion, longer time to reperfusion, and more coronary artery reocclusion Details Nitroglycerin Spray Articaine An increased risk of methemoglobinemia Details Nitroglycerin Spray Heparin A decrease in partial thromboplastin time Details Nitroglycerin Spray Lidocaine Akten An increased risk of methemoglobinemia Details

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