MAOIs and dental procedures

By Rajnish Mago, MD (bio) For dental procedures, patients often receive a local anesthetic that contains epinephrine (adrenaline). But, what if the patient is on an irreversible MAO inhibitor (phenelzine, isocarboxazid, tranylcypromine)? This issue is discussed in the article at the link below: Are vasoconstrictors like epinephrine (adrenaline) safe to use with MAOIs?  And, what…