Drug interactions
Bethanechol + Pilocarpine
Severity: Moderate
Bethanechol and Pilocarpine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs are muscarinic agonists, so combined use can produce additive cholinergic effects such as sweating, salivation, bradycardia, bronchospasm and gastrointestinal cramping.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bethanechol and Pilocarpine 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; Pilocarpine belongs to Miscellaneous.
Why it happens
Additive direct muscarinic receptor agonism.
What to do
Avoid duplicate therapy where possible; if both are used, monitor for cholinergic adverse effects and reduce doses as needed.
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 Pilocarpine
- Amitriptyline + Pilocarpine Moderate
- Atenolol-chlorthalidone + Pilocarpine Moderate
- Atenolol + Pilocarpine Moderate
- Atropine + Pilocarpine Moderate
- Betaxolol + Pilocarpine Moderate
- Bisoprolol + Pilocarpine Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bethanechol with Pilocarpine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Bethanechol and Pilocarpine 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 drugs are muscarinic agonists, so combined use can produce additive cholinergic effects such as sweating, salivation, bradycardia, bronchospasm and gastrointestinal cramping.
How serious is the interaction between Bethanechol and Pilocarpine?
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 duplicate therapy where possible; if both are used, monitor for cholinergic adverse effects and reduce doses as needed.
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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