Drug interactions
Donepezil + Ipratropium-salbutamol
Severity: Minor
Donepezil and Ipratropium-salbutamol: minor interaction.
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Summary
Donepezil increases cholinergic activity while ipratropium blocks muscarinic receptors, so their effects are pharmacologically opposed. Donepezil may also cause bronchoconstriction or bradycardia, which could modestly reduce the benefit of inhaled bronchodilators in patients with airway disease.
What this interaction means in plain words
Donepezil and Ipratropium-salbutamol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Donepezil belongs to Central Nervous System; Ipratropium-salbutamol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism between cholinesterase inhibition and muscarinic receptor blockade.
What to do
No routine adjustment is needed; watch respiratory symptoms and heart rate in patients with asthma or COPD.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Other interactions of Ipratropium-salbutamol
Other interactions of Donepezil
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- Donepezil + Thioridazine Contraindicated
- Donepezil + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Amiodarone + Donepezil Major
- Amisulpride + Donepezil Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Donepezil with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Donepezil and Ipratropium-salbutamol have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Donepezil increases cholinergic activity while ipratropium blocks muscarinic receptors, so their effects are pharmacologically opposed. Donepezil may also cause bronchoconstriction or bradycardia, which could modestly reduce the benefit of inhaled bronchodilators in patients with airway disease.
How serious is the interaction between Donepezil and Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No routine adjustment is needed; watch respiratory symptoms and heart rate in patients with asthma or COPD.
What other medicines interact with Ipratropium-salbutamol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ipratropium-salbutamol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arsenic trioxide, Carvedilol. The full list is on the Ipratropium-salbutamol page.
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