Drug interactions
Benztropine + Trospium
Severity: Moderate
Benztropine and Trospium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Benztropine is a potent antimuscarinic and, with trospium, increases anticholinergic burden. This can cause urinary retention, constipation, dry mouth, tachycardia, confusion and heat intolerance.
What this interaction means in plain words
Benztropine and Trospium 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; Trospium belongs to Genitourinary.
Why it happens
Additive antimuscarinic pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Monitor for anticholinergic toxicity, especially in older adults, and lower the dose or stop one agent if it develops.
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 Trospium
- Clozapine + Trospium Major
- Pramlintide + Trospium Major
- Thioridazine + Trospium Major
- Trihexyphenidyl + Trospium Major
- Aclidinium + Trospium Moderate
- Amantadine + Trospium Moderate
Other interactions of Benztropine
- Benztropine + Memantine-donepezil Major
- Abobotulinumtoxina + Benztropine Moderate
- Amantadine + Benztropine Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Benztropine Moderate
- Amoxapine + Benztropine Moderate
- Atropine iv / + Benztropine Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Benztropine with Trospium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Benztropine and Trospium 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 antimuscarinic and, with trospium, increases anticholinergic burden. This can cause urinary retention, constipation, dry mouth, tachycardia, confusion and heat intolerance.
How serious is the interaction between Benztropine and Trospium?
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, especially in older adults, and lower the dose or stop one agent if it develops.
What other medicines interact with Trospium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trospium with, for example, Clozapine, Pramlintide, Thioridazine. The full list is on the Trospium page.
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