Drug interactions
Buprenorphine buccal + Topiramate
Severity: Moderate
Buprenorphine buccal and Topiramate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Combining buprenorphine with topiramate can produce additive central nervous system depression, causing drowsiness, dizziness and impaired concentration. Opioids combined with other CNS depressants carry a risk of profound sedation and respiratory depression.
What this interaction means in plain words
Buprenorphine buccal and Topiramate 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.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant effects of an opioid partial agonist and an antiepileptic with sedative and cognitive effects.
What to do
Use the lowest effective doses and warn the patient about drowsiness and driving. Monitor for excessive sedation and respiratory depression, especially during dose titration.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Buprenorphine buccal with Topiramate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Buprenorphine buccal and Topiramate 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. Combining buprenorphine with topiramate can produce additive central nervous system depression, causing drowsiness, dizziness and impaired concentration. Opioids combined with other CNS depressants carry a risk of profound sedation and respiratory depression.
How serious is the interaction between Buprenorphine buccal and Topiramate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective doses and warn the patient about drowsiness and driving. Monitor for excessive sedation and respiratory depression, especially during dose titration.
What other medicines interact with Topiramate?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Topiramate with, for example, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Buprenorphine long-acting, Buprenorphine subdermal implant. The full list is on the Topiramate page.
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