Precautions and Warnings With Amoxapine (Cont.)

Who Should Not Take Amoxapine?

You should not take amoxapine if you:
 
  • Are allergic to amoxapine, Asendin, or any inactive component used to make the medicine. Your healthcare provider or pharmacist has a list of the inactive ingredients.
     
  • Have recently had a heart attack (known medically as a myocardial infarction).
     
  • Have used a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) within the last 14 days. MAOIs include:

Precautions and Warnings With Amoxapine: Summary

There are a number of situations where amoxapine should not be taken, as well as a number of precautions and warnings people should be aware of before starting the medication. However, it is possible that not all the precautions or warnings for amoxapine were discussed in this article. Therefore, you should talk with your healthcare provider about specific amoxapine warnings and precautions that may apply to you.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;