Drug interactions
Lofepramine + Nabilone
Severity: Moderate
Lofepramine and Nabilone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lofepramine is a tricyclic antidepressant with sedative and anticholinergic effects, and nabilone also causes drowsiness and tachycardia. Combined use may increase sedation, dizziness and heart rate effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Lofepramine and Nabilone 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 additive tachycardic and anticholinergic effects.
What to do
Monitor sedation and heart rate, and use lower starting doses. Advise against driving until the response is known.
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 Lofepramine with Nabilone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Lofepramine and Nabilone 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. Lofepramine is a tricyclic antidepressant with sedative and anticholinergic effects, and nabilone also causes drowsiness and tachycardia. Combined use may increase sedation, dizziness and heart rate effects.
How serious is the interaction between Lofepramine and Nabilone?
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 and heart rate, and use lower starting doses. Advise against driving until the response is known.
What other medicines interact with Nabilone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Nabilone with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Belladonna and opium. The full list is on the Nabilone page.
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