Drug interactions
Benztropine + Indacaterol-glycopyrronium
Severity: Moderate
Benztropine and Indacaterol-glycopyrronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Benztropine is a potent systemic anticholinergic, and glycopyrronium adds antimuscarinic activity even though inhaled absorption is limited. Combined use may increase dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision and tachycardia.
What this interaction means in plain words
Benztropine and Indacaterol-glycopyrronium 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; Indacaterol-glycopyrronium belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive antimuscarinic pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Monitor for anticholinergic effects such as urinary retention, constipation and worsening glaucoma. Reduce the benztropine dose if possible in elderly patients or those with prostatic hypertrophy or narrow-angle glaucoma.
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 Benztropine with Indacaterol-glycopyrronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Benztropine and Indacaterol-glycopyrronium 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 is a potent systemic anticholinergic, and glycopyrronium adds antimuscarinic activity even though inhaled absorption is limited. Combined use may increase dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision and tachycardia.
How serious is the interaction between Benztropine and Indacaterol-glycopyrronium?
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 effects such as urinary retention, constipation and worsening glaucoma. Reduce the benztropine dose if possible in elderly patients or those with prostatic hypertrophy or narrow-angle glaucoma.
What other medicines interact with Indacaterol-glycopyrronium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Indacaterol-glycopyrronium with, for example, Amisulpride, Arformoterol, Arsenic trioxide. The full list is on the Indacaterol-glycopyrronium page.
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