Drug Interactions
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first. This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur: ergot alkaloids (e.g., ergonovine), "triptans" (e.g., sumatriptan, frovatriptan). If you are currently using any of these medications listed above, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting bromocriptine. Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: medications for high blood pressure (e.g., methyldopa, reserpine, beta blockers such as metoprolol/propranolol), antipsychotic medication (e.g., haloperidol, pimozide), metoclopramide, nitrates (e.g., nitroglycerin), octreotide, drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove bromocriptine from your body (such as cimetidine, delavirdine, efavirenz, telithromycin, azole antifungals including ketoconazole, macrolide antibiotics including erythromycin, HIV protease inhibitors such as ritonavir, rifamycins including rifabutin, St. John's wort, certain anti-seizure medicines including carbamazepine). Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you also take drugs that cause drowsiness such as: certain antihistamines (e.g., diphenhydramine), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., phenytoin), medicine for sleep or anxiety (e.g., alprazolam, diazepam, zolpidem), muscle relaxants, narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., chlorpromazine, risperidone, nortriptyline, trazodone). Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products) because they may contain drowsiness-causing ingredients. Ask your pharmacist about using those products safely. This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.