Drug interactions
Galantamine + Trospium chloride
Severity: Moderate
Galantamine and Trospium chloride: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Trospium is an antimuscarinic that opposes galantamine's cholinergic action. Trospium is a quaternary amine with limited CNS penetration, so cognitive effects are less than with other antimuscarinics, but peripheral effects of each drug may be reduced.
What this interaction means in plain words
Galantamine and Trospium chloride 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
Pharmacodynamic antagonism at muscarinic receptors.
What to do
Monitor bladder symptoms and cognition; trospium is a reasonable antimuscarinic choice if one is needed.
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 Trospium chloride?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Galantamine and Trospium chloride 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. Trospium is an antimuscarinic that opposes galantamine's cholinergic action. Trospium is a quaternary amine with limited CNS penetration, so cognitive effects are less than with other antimuscarinics, but peripheral effects of each drug may be reduced.
How serious is the interaction between Galantamine and Trospium chloride?
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 bladder symptoms and cognition; trospium is a reasonable antimuscarinic choice if one is needed.
What other medicines interact with Galantamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Galantamine with, for example, Memantine-donepezil, Physostigmine, Ponesimod. The full list is on the Galantamine page.
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