Q: Beside dipyridamole (Persantine), name at least one drug in which
dose of adenosine should be decreased?
Answer: Diazepam (Valium)
Though experimental but due to potential chance of drug
interaction, adenosine should be given with caution in patients receiving
Diazepam.
Reference:
A.S. CLANACHAN and R.J. MARSHALL - POTENTIATION OF THE EFFECTS
OF ADENOSINE ON ISOLATED CARDIAC AND SMOOTH MUSCLE BY DIAZEPAM - Volume 71,
Issue 2, pages 459–466, February 1980, Br. J. Pharmac. (1980), 71,
459-466
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