Drug interactions
Amantadine + Quinine
Severity: Moderate
Amantadine and Quinine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Quinine lowers the renal clearance of amantadine, leading to higher amantadine exposure. This can increase CNS adverse effects such as confusion, agitation, hallucinations and dizziness, mainly in the elderly or those with reduced renal function.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amantadine and Quinine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Amantadine belongs to Anti Virals; Quinine belongs to Anti Parasitic.
Why it happens
Inhibition of renal tubular cationic secretion of amantadine.
What to do
Monitor for amantadine neurotoxicity and reduce the amantadine dose if symptoms occur, especially in renal impairment.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Amantadine
- Amantadine + Ethanol Major
- Amantadine + Memantine-donepezil Major
- Amantadine + Metoclopramide Major
- Amantadine + Metoclopramide intranasal Major
- Amantadine + Amifampridine Moderate
- Amantadine + Amisulpride Moderate
Other interactions of Quinine
- Arsenic trioxide + Quinine Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Quinine Contraindicated
- Dronedarone + Quinine Contraindicated
- Ibutilide + Quinine Contraindicated
- Mefloquine + Quinine Contraindicated
- Nilotinib + Quinine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amantadine with Quinine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amantadine and Quinine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Quinine lowers the renal clearance of amantadine, leading to higher amantadine exposure. This can increase CNS adverse effects such as confusion, agitation, hallucinations and dizziness, mainly in the elderly or those with reduced renal function.
How serious is the interaction between Amantadine and Quinine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor for amantadine neurotoxicity and reduce the amantadine dose if symptoms occur, especially in renal impairment.
What other medicines interact with Amantadine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amantadine with, for example, Ethanol, Memantine-donepezil, Metoclopramide. The full list is on the Amantadine page.
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