Drug interactions
Apomorphine + Topiramate
Severity: Moderate
Apomorphine and Topiramate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Apomorphine can cause somnolence and sudden sleep onset, and topiramate adds its own sedating and cognitive effects. The combination may increase drowsiness and impair alertness.
What this interaction means in plain words
Apomorphine and Topiramate 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.
Apomorphine belongs to Central Nervous System; Topiramate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic CNS depression.
What to do
Monitor for excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden-onset sleep, and counsel patients about driving. Adjust doses if somnolence interferes with daily activity.
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 Topiramate
Other interactions of Apomorphine
- Alosetron + Apomorphine Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Cisapride Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Dolasetron Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Granisetron Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Netupitant-palonosetron Contraindicated
- Apomorphine + Ondansetron Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Apomorphine with Topiramate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Apomorphine and Topiramate 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. Apomorphine can cause somnolence and sudden sleep onset, and topiramate adds its own sedating and cognitive effects. The combination may increase drowsiness and impair alertness.
How serious is the interaction between Apomorphine and Topiramate?
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 excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden-onset sleep, and counsel patients about driving. Adjust doses if somnolence interferes with daily activity.
What other medicines interact with Topiramate?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Topiramate with, for example, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Buprenorphine long-acting, Buprenorphine subdermal implant. The full list is on the Topiramate page.
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