Drug interactions
Bethanechol + Glycopyrronium
Severity: Moderate
Bethanechol and Glycopyrronium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Bethanechol is a muscarinic agonist and glycopyrronium is a muscarinic antagonist, so each can reduce the therapeutic effect of the other. The result is unpredictable loss of bethanechol effect on bladder or gut stimulation.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bethanechol and 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.
Bethanechol belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Glycopyrronium belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism at muscarinic receptors.
What to do
Avoid combining where possible; if both are needed, monitor for bethanechol efficacy (urinary or GI function) and adjust doses accordingly.
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 Glycopyrronium
- Clozapine + Glycopyrronium Major
- Glycopyrronium + Potassium chloride Major
- Abobotulinumtoxina + Glycopyrronium Moderate
- Aclidinium + Glycopyrronium Moderate
- Amantadine + Glycopyrronium Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Glycopyrronium Moderate
Other interactions of Bethanechol
- Bethanechol + Darifenacin Major
- Bethanechol + Fesoterodine Major
- Bethanechol + Oxybutynin Major
- Bethanechol + Physostigmine Major
- Amifampridine + Bethanechol Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Bethanechol Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bethanechol with Glycopyrronium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bethanechol and 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. Bethanechol is a muscarinic agonist and glycopyrronium is a muscarinic antagonist, so each can reduce the therapeutic effect of the other. The result is unpredictable loss of bethanechol effect on bladder or gut stimulation.
How serious is the interaction between Bethanechol and 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: Avoid combining where possible; if both are needed, monitor for bethanechol efficacy (urinary or GI function) and adjust doses accordingly.
What other medicines interact with Glycopyrronium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Glycopyrronium with, for example, Clozapine, Potassium chloride, Abobotulinumtoxina. The full list is on the Glycopyrronium page.
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