Drug interactions
Dipipanone + Pentazocine
Severity: Major
Dipipanone and Pentazocine: major interaction.
Last updated Sources: US FDA label
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Summary
Dipipanone is a full mu-agonist opioid and pentazocine is a mixed agonist-antagonist. Together they can add to sedation and respiratory depression and may cause reduced analgesia or withdrawal in dependent patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dipipanone and Pentazocine can interact in a way that may be serious. Using them together is sometimes necessary, but it needs a deliberate decision by the prescriber, a plan for monitoring, and clear advice on the warning signs to watch for.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression plus partial mu antagonism by pentazocine.
What to do
Avoid co-use. If both are needed, use the lowest effective doses and monitor respiration, sedation and withdrawal signs.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Does the benefit of taking both outweigh the risk in my case?
- Do I need any blood test, ECG or other check while on both?
- What early warning signs should I watch for, and what should I do if they appear?
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References
Other interactions of Pentazocine
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Pentazocine Contraindicated
- Olanzapine / samidorphan + Pentazocine Contraindicated
- Pentazocine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Pentazocine + Tranylcypromine Contraindicated
- Alfentanil + Pentazocine Major
- Alprazolam + Pentazocine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dipipanone with Pentazocine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as major. Dipipanone and Pentazocine can interact in a way that may be serious. Using them together is sometimes necessary, but it needs a deliberate decision by the prescriber, a plan for monitoring, and clear advice on the warning signs to watch for. Dipipanone is a full mu-agonist opioid and pentazocine is a mixed agonist-antagonist. Together they can add to sedation and respiratory depression and may cause reduced analgesia or withdrawal in dependent patients.
How serious is the interaction between Dipipanone and Pentazocine?
MediHelp rates it major, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid co-use. If both are needed, use the lowest effective doses and monitor respiration, sedation and withdrawal signs.
What other medicines interact with Pentazocine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Pentazocine with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Olanzapine / samidorphan, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Pentazocine page.
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