Drug interactions
Bremelanotide + Oxycodone
Severity: Minor
Bremelanotide and Oxycodone: minor interaction.
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Summary
Bremelanotide may slow gastric emptying and reduce the rate or extent of absorption of oral drugs. For oral oxycodone this could delay onset of analgesia, but the clinical effect is not well characterized.
What this interaction means in plain words
Bremelanotide and Oxycodone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Bremelanotide belongs to Genitourinary; Oxycodone belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Delayed gastric emptying may alter oral absorption of oxycodone.
What to do
Monitor analgesic response after bremelanotide doses; no routine dose adjustment is needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Oxycodone
- Alvimopan + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Olanzapine / samidorphan + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Oxycodone + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Oxycodone + Sodium oxybate Contraindicated
Other interactions of Bremelanotide
- Bremelanotide + Bupropion-naltrexone Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Cyclosporin Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Digoxin Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Disopyramide Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Naltrexone Moderate
- Bremelanotide + Procainamide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Bremelanotide with Oxycodone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Bremelanotide and Oxycodone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Bremelanotide may slow gastric emptying and reduce the rate or extent of absorption of oral drugs. For oral oxycodone this could delay onset of analgesia, but the clinical effect is not well characterized.
How serious is the interaction between Bremelanotide and Oxycodone?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor analgesic response after bremelanotide doses; no routine dose adjustment is needed.
What other medicines interact with Oxycodone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Oxycodone with, for example, Alvimopan, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Isocarboxazid. The full list is on the Oxycodone page.
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