Drug interactions
Doxylamine + Loxapine inhaled
Severity: Moderate
Doxylamine and Loxapine inhaled: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Inhaled loxapine is an antipsychotic that causes sedation and can trigger bronchospasm. Doxylamine adds sedative and anticholinergic effects, increasing drowsiness.
What this interaction means in plain words
Doxylamine and Loxapine inhaled 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 depression and anticholinergic effects.
What to do
Monitor sedation level and respiratory status after loxapine inhalation, and avoid giving additional sedatives when possible. It is given under supervision in a monitored setting.
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 Doxylamine with Loxapine inhaled?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Doxylamine and Loxapine inhaled 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. Inhaled loxapine is an antipsychotic that causes sedation and can trigger bronchospasm. Doxylamine adds sedative and anticholinergic effects, increasing drowsiness.
How serious is the interaction between Doxylamine and Loxapine inhaled?
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 sedation level and respiratory status after loxapine inhalation, and avoid giving additional sedatives when possible. It is given under supervision in a monitored setting.
What other medicines interact with Doxylamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Doxylamine with, for example, Belladonna and opium, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Brexanolone. The full list is on the Doxylamine page.
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