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Caffeine interacts with a number of psychoactive medications, and physicians must be alert to potentially serious consequences, Marilyn R. Semenchuk, Pharm.D., said at a psychopharmacology conference sponsored by the University of Arizona.
"We need to pay more critical attention to the amount of caffeine patients are consuming in their diets because it can be the source of adverse reactions," said Dr. Semenchuk, CNS Regional Medical Scientist at GlaxoSmithKline in Tucson.
There are two potential sources of problems. In the first, phenothiazines and butyrophenones may form insoluble precipitates when given concurrently with caffeine. This can limit their absorption and overall effectiveness. The other potential source of problems lies with the fact ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Watch for caffeine interactions. (Primary Care: Mental Health).