Drug interactions
Amisulpride + Scopolamine
Severity: Moderate
Amisulpride and Scopolamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Combining scopolamine with the antipsychotic amisulpride may increase drowsiness and cognitive impairment. Opposing dopaminergic and cholinergic actions may also alter symptom control, and amisulpride adds QT risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amisulpride and Scopolamine 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; Scopolamine belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression and anticholinergic effects.
What to do
Monitor sedation and cognition, and warn patients against driving. Check ECG if other QT-prolonging risk factors exist.
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 Scopolamine
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 Scopolamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amisulpride and Scopolamine 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. Combining scopolamine with the antipsychotic amisulpride may increase drowsiness and cognitive impairment. Opposing dopaminergic and cholinergic actions may also alter symptom control, and amisulpride adds QT risk.
How serious is the interaction between Amisulpride and Scopolamine?
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 sedation and cognition, and warn patients against driving. Check ECG if other QT-prolonging risk factors exist.
What other medicines interact with Scopolamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Scopolamine with, for example, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Buprenorphine long-acting, Buprenorphine subdermal implant. The full list is on the Scopolamine page.
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