Drug interactions
Atropine + Loxapine inhaled
Severity: Moderate
Atropine and Loxapine inhaled: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Loxapine has anticholinergic activity that may add to atropine's effects, causing dry mouth, urinary retention, constipation and tachycardia. Inhaled loxapine can also cause bronchospasm, and the added anticholinergic burden adds to systemic exposure effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Atropine and Loxapine inhaled 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.
Why it happens
Additive antimuscarinic pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Monitor for anticholinergic toxicity and for bronchospasm after loxapine inhalation. Limit other anticholinergic drugs where possible.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Atropine with Loxapine inhaled?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Atropine and Loxapine inhaled 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. Loxapine has anticholinergic activity that may add to atropine's effects, causing dry mouth, urinary retention, constipation and tachycardia. Inhaled loxapine can also cause bronchospasm, and the added anticholinergic burden adds to systemic exposure effects.
How serious is the interaction between Atropine and Loxapine inhaled?
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 anticholinergic toxicity and for bronchospasm after loxapine inhalation. Limit other anticholinergic drugs where possible.
What other medicines interact with Atropine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Atropine with, for example, Eluxadoline, Henbane, Pramlintide. The full list is on the Atropine page.
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