Drug interactions
Carbinoxamine + Nabilone
Severity: Moderate
Carbinoxamine and Nabilone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Carbinoxamine is a sedating antihistamine with anticholinergic effects; with nabilone it can increase drowsiness, dizziness and tachycardia, and may impair psychomotor performance.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carbinoxamine and Nabilone 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.
Carbinoxamine belongs to Respiratory; Nabilone belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
Additive central nervous system depression, with added anticholinergic effects.
What to do
Advise against driving and alcohol, and consider a non-sedating antihistamine if sedation is problematic.
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 Nabilone
Other interactions of Carbinoxamine
- Alprazolam + Carbinoxamine Moderate
- Amisulpride + Carbinoxamine Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Carbinoxamine Moderate
- Amobarbital + Carbinoxamine Moderate
- Asenapine + Carbinoxamine Moderate
- Azelastine-fluticasone + Carbinoxamine Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carbinoxamine with Nabilone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carbinoxamine and Nabilone 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. Carbinoxamine is a sedating antihistamine with anticholinergic effects; with nabilone it can increase drowsiness, dizziness and tachycardia, and may impair psychomotor performance.
How serious is the interaction between Carbinoxamine and Nabilone?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Advise against driving and alcohol, and consider a non-sedating antihistamine if sedation is problematic.
What other medicines interact with Nabilone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Nabilone with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Belladonna and opium. The full list is on the Nabilone page.
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