Drug interactions
Benztropine + Fluphenazine
Severity: Moderate
Benztropine and Fluphenazine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents have anticholinergic activity, so combined use may cause dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision, confusion and hyperthermia. Benztropine is commonly used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms from fluphenazine, so the combination is often deliberate.
What this interaction means in plain words
Benztropine and Fluphenazine 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.
Benztropine belongs to Central Nervous System; Fluphenazine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive antimuscarinic effects.
What to do
Use benztropine only when needed and at the lowest effective dose, and monitor for anticholinergic toxicity and heat intolerance.
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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- Arsenic trioxide + Fluphenazine Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Fluphenazine Contraindicated
- Fluphenazine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Fluphenazine + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Fluphenazine Major
- Alfentanil + Fluphenazine Major
Other interactions of Benztropine
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- Abobotulinumtoxina + Benztropine Moderate
- Amantadine + Benztropine Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Benztropine Moderate
- Amoxapine + Benztropine Moderate
- Atropine iv / + Benztropine Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Benztropine with Fluphenazine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Benztropine and Fluphenazine 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 agents have anticholinergic activity, so combined use may cause dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision, confusion and hyperthermia. Benztropine is commonly used to treat extrapyramidal symptoms from fluphenazine, so the combination is often deliberate.
How serious is the interaction between Benztropine and Fluphenazine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use benztropine only when needed and at the lowest effective dose, and monitor for anticholinergic toxicity and heat intolerance.
What other medicines interact with Fluphenazine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Fluphenazine with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Fluphenazine page.
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