Drug Interactions With Levobunolol

Certain medications may cause potentially serious levobunolol drug interactions. When medications such as certain calcium channel blockers, digoxin, or methacholine are taken with levobunolol, it can increase your risk of developing a dangerously slow heart rate or other potentially serious side effects. To reduce the risk of drug interactions, make sure to tell your healthcare provider about any other medicines you are taking.

Drug Interactions With Levobunolol: An Overview

Levobunolol hydrochloride (Betagan®) can potentially interact with several other medications. Some of these medicines that may lead to interactions with levobunolol include:
 

 

 

  • Digoxin (Digitek®, Lanoxin®)
  • Methacholine (Provocholine®)
  • Other beta blockers, including (but not limited to):

 

 

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