Drug interactions
Atropine + Meclizine
Severity: Moderate
Atropine and Meclizine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Meclizine is a first-generation antihistamine with anticholinergic properties, and combining it with atropine increases antimuscarinic burden. This can cause dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, constipation, drowsiness and confusion.
What this interaction means in plain words
Atropine and Meclizine 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; Meclizine belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive antimuscarinic effects of the two agents.
What to do
Monitor for anticholinergic adverse effects and sedation, especially in older patients, and lower the dose of one agent if they appear.
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 Meclizine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Atropine and Meclizine 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. Meclizine is a first-generation antihistamine with anticholinergic properties, and combining it with atropine increases antimuscarinic burden. This can cause dry mouth, blurred vision, urinary retention, constipation, drowsiness and confusion.
How serious is the interaction between Atropine and Meclizine?
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 adverse effects and sedation, especially in older patients, and lower the dose of one agent if they appear.
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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