Drug interactions
Cevimeline + Neostigmine
Severity: Moderate
Cevimeline and Neostigmine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Cevimeline is a muscarinic agonist, and neostigmine raises acetylcholine levels, so cholinergic adverse effects such as sweating, bradycardia, nausea and bronchoconstriction may be amplified.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cevimeline and Neostigmine 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.
Cevimeline belongs to Miscellaneous; Neostigmine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive muscarinic stimulation from direct agonism and cholinesterase inhibition.
What to do
Monitor for cholinergic adverse effects and heart rate, and lower the dose of either drug if these emerge. Take extra care in patients with asthma or cardiac conduction disease.
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 Cevimeline with Neostigmine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cevimeline and Neostigmine 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. Cevimeline is a muscarinic agonist, and neostigmine raises acetylcholine levels, so cholinergic adverse effects such as sweating, bradycardia, nausea and bronchoconstriction may be amplified.
How serious is the interaction between Cevimeline and Neostigmine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor for cholinergic adverse effects and heart rate, and lower the dose of either drug if these emerge. Take extra care in patients with asthma or cardiac conduction disease.
What other medicines interact with Neostigmine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Neostigmine with, for example, Huperzine a, Physostigmine, Pyridostigmine. The full list is on the Neostigmine page.
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