Drug interactions
Atropine + Maprotiline
Severity: Moderate
Atropine and Maprotiline: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs have antimuscarinic effects, so combined use may cause dry mouth, urinary retention, constipation, tachycardia and confusion. Risk is higher in older patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Atropine and Maprotiline 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.
Atropine belongs to Miscellaneous; Maprotiline belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive antimuscarinic effects.
What to do
Monitor for anticholinergic toxicity, including heart rate and urinary retention. Reduce doses or use alternatives if symptoms 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 Maprotiline
- Arsenic trioxide + Maprotiline Contraindicated
- Disopyramide + Maprotiline Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Maprotiline Contraindicated
- Ibutilide + Maprotiline Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Maprotiline Contraindicated
- Maprotiline + Methylene blue Contraindicated
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- Atropine + Eluxadoline Major
- Atropine + Henbane Major
- Atropine + Pramlintide Major
- Abobotulinumtoxina + Atropine Moderate
- Aclidinium + Atropine Moderate
- Amantadine + Atropine Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Atropine with Maprotiline?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Atropine and Maprotiline 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 have antimuscarinic effects, so combined use may cause dry mouth, urinary retention, constipation, tachycardia and confusion. Risk is higher in older patients.
How serious is the interaction between Atropine and Maprotiline?
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, including heart rate and urinary retention. Reduce doses or use alternatives if symptoms occur.
What other medicines interact with Maprotiline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Maprotiline with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Disopyramide, Dofetilide. The full list is on the Maprotiline page.
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