Drug interactions
Bethanechol + Desipramine
Severity: Moderate
Bethanechol and Desipramine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Desipramine has anticholinergic activity, although weaker than amitriptyline, that can blunt the muscarinic effect of bethanechol. The therapeutic benefit of bethanechol may be reduced.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bethanechol and Desipramine 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.
Bethanechol belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Desipramine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism of muscarinic receptor stimulation.
What to do
Monitor bladder or gastrointestinal response to bethanechol. Adjust therapy if efficacy is inadequate.
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 Bethanechol
- Bethanechol + Darifenacin Major
- Bethanechol + Fesoterodine Major
- Bethanechol + Oxybutynin Major
- Bethanechol + Physostigmine Major
- Amifampridine + Bethanechol Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Bethanechol Moderate
Other interactions of Desipramine
- Desipramine + Disopyramide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Pentamidine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bethanechol with Desipramine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bethanechol and Desipramine 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. Desipramine has anticholinergic activity, although weaker than amitriptyline, that can blunt the muscarinic effect of bethanechol. The therapeutic benefit of bethanechol may be reduced.
How serious is the interaction between Bethanechol and Desipramine?
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 bladder or gastrointestinal response to bethanechol. Adjust therapy if efficacy is inadequate.
What other medicines interact with Bethanechol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Bethanechol with, for example, Darifenacin, Fesoterodine, Oxybutynin. The full list is on the Bethanechol page.
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