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Reviewing Terbutaline With Your Healthcare Provider
from eMedTV.comTerbutaline can potentially interact with several other medicines.
(Click Drug Interactions With Terbutaline for more information.)
You should talk with your healthcare provider prior to taking this medication if you have:
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- A fast heart rate (tachycardia)
- An irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia)
- Other types of heart disease, including congestive heart failure
- An overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism)
- Seizures or epilepsy
- Diabetes
- Any allergies, including allergies to food, dyes, or preservatives.
Also let your healthcare provider know if you are:
- Pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant (see Terbutaline and Pregnancy)
- Breastfeeding (see Terbutaline and Breastfeeding).
You should also make sure to tell your healthcare provider about all other medicines you are taking, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
(Click Precautions and Warnings With Terbutaline for more information on this topic, including information on who should not take this drug.)
Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD