Drug interactions
Amisulpride + Orphenadrin
Severity: Moderate
Amisulpride and Orphenadrin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can cause sedation, and orphenadrine's anticholinergic activity may also oppose or complicate antipsychotic effects. The combination may increase drowsiness, dizziness and impaired concentration.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amisulpride and Orphenadrin 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.
Amisulpride belongs to Central Nervous System; Orphenadrin belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant and anticholinergic pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Monitor for oversedation, confusion and anticholinergic symptoms such as constipation or urinary retention. Reduce doses if these occur.
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 Orphenadrin
Other interactions of Amisulpride
- Amiodarone + Amisulpride Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Arsenic trioxide Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Disopyramide Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Droperidol Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Ibutilide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amisulpride with Orphenadrin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amisulpride and Orphenadrin 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. Both drugs can cause sedation, and orphenadrine's anticholinergic activity may also oppose or complicate antipsychotic effects. The combination may increase drowsiness, dizziness and impaired concentration.
How serious is the interaction between Amisulpride and Orphenadrin?
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 oversedation, confusion and anticholinergic symptoms such as constipation or urinary retention. Reduce doses if these occur.
What other medicines interact with Orphenadrin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Orphenadrin with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen. The full list is on the Orphenadrin page.
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