Drug interactions
Dipipanone + Olanzapine
Severity: Moderate
Dipipanone and Olanzapine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Dipipanone is an opioid analgesic and olanzapine is a sedating antipsychotic. Concurrent use can deepen sedation and, in susceptible patients, cause respiratory depression and hypotension.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dipipanone and Olanzapine 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 and respiratory depressant effects.
What to do
Start the opioid at a low dose and titrate slowly, monitoring sedation, respiratory rate and blood pressure. Advise the patient to avoid alcohol and driving.
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 Dipipanone with Olanzapine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dipipanone and Olanzapine 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. Dipipanone is an opioid analgesic and olanzapine is a sedating antipsychotic. Concurrent use can deepen sedation and, in susceptible patients, cause respiratory depression and hypotension.
How serious is the interaction between Dipipanone and Olanzapine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Start the opioid at a low dose and titrate slowly, monitoring sedation, respiratory rate and blood pressure. Advise the patient to avoid alcohol and driving.
What other medicines interact with Olanzapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Olanzapine with, for example, Amisulpride, Amoxapine, Apomorphine. The full list is on the Olanzapine page.
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