Drug interactions
Galantamine + Tiotropium-olodaterol
Severity: Moderate
Galantamine and Tiotropium-olodaterol: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Galantamine increases cholinergic activity and tiotropium blocks muscarinic receptors, so their effects may partly oppose. Galantamine may also cause bradycardia, and olodaterol may affect heart rate and rhythm.
What this interaction means in plain words
Galantamine and Tiotropium-olodaterol 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.
Galantamine belongs to Central Nervous System; Tiotropium-olodaterol belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic opposition at muscarinic receptors, with possible additive cardiac effects.
What to do
Monitor respiratory control and heart rate. Reassess therapy if efficacy of either drug seems reduced.
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 Galantamine with Tiotropium-olodaterol?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Galantamine and Tiotropium-olodaterol 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. Galantamine increases cholinergic activity and tiotropium blocks muscarinic receptors, so their effects may partly oppose. Galantamine may also cause bradycardia, and olodaterol may affect heart rate and rhythm.
How serious is the interaction between Galantamine and Tiotropium-olodaterol?
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 respiratory control and heart rate. Reassess therapy if efficacy of either drug seems reduced.
What other medicines interact with Tiotropium-olodaterol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tiotropium-olodaterol with, for example, Amisulpride, Arformoterol, Arsenic trioxide. The full list is on the Tiotropium-olodaterol page.
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