Amitriptyline Actavis Drug Interactions

Tell the doctor or pharmacist if the patient is taking, has recently taken or might take any other medicines. Especially: Altretamine (to treat some types of cancer); apraclonidine and brimonidine (to treat glaucoma); baclofen (a muscle relaxant); disulfiram (to treat alcohol addiction); painkillers such as nefopam, tramadol, codeine, dihydrocodeine; medicines to treat some heart conditions such as amiodarone, diltiazem, disopyramide, procainamide, propafenone, quinidine, sotalol, verapamil; medicines to treat angina that the patient sprays or dissolves under the tongue (eg glyceryl trinitrate "GTN", isosorbide dinitrate); rifampicin or linezolid (to treat infections), fluconazole (to treat fungal infections); carbamazepine or phenobarbital (to treat epilepsy); terfenadine (to treat allergies or hayfever); methylphenidate (to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)); any medicines to treat high blood pressure such as guanethidine, debrisoquine, bethanidine or clonidine or diuretics ("water" tablets); medicines to treat some mental illnesses such as clozapine, pimozide, thioridazine chlorpromazine, haloperidol, prochlorperazine, sulpiride; cimetidine (to treat ulcers); ethchlorvynol (to help the patient sleep); entacapone or selegiline (to treat Parkinson's disease); oral contraceptives ("the pill"); sibutramine (to suppress appetite); sympathomimetic medicines such as adrenaline (epinephrine), ephedrine, isoprenaline, noradrenaline (norepinephrine), phenylephrine and phenylpropanolamine (these may be present in many cough and cold remedies); ritonavir (to treat HIV); anaesthetics (used in surgery); anticholinergic medicines e.g. atropine, benzatropine, dicyclomine or doxyamine; antidepressants.