Drug interactions
Lofepramine + Neostigmine
Severity: Minor
Lofepramine and Neostigmine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Lofepramine is a tricyclic antidepressant with modest anticholinergic activity that may partly oppose neostigmine. The effect is usually small, but benefit in myasthenia gravis or for bowel and bladder atony could be reduced.
What this interaction means in plain words
Lofepramine and Neostigmine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Why it happens
Weak pharmacodynamic antagonism from the anticholinergic activity of the tricyclic.
What to do
No routine change is needed; monitor response to neostigmine when lofepramine is started or stopped.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Lofepramine with Neostigmine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Lofepramine and Neostigmine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Lofepramine is a tricyclic antidepressant with modest anticholinergic activity that may partly oppose neostigmine. The effect is usually small, but benefit in myasthenia gravis or for bowel and bladder atony could be reduced.
How serious is the interaction between Lofepramine and Neostigmine?
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 change is needed; monitor response to neostigmine when lofepramine is started or stopped.
What other medicines interact with Neostigmine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Neostigmine with, for example, Huperzine a, Physostigmine, Pyridostigmine. The full list is on the Neostigmine page.
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