Drug interactions
Loxapine + Teduglutide
Severity: Minor
Loxapine and Teduglutide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Teduglutide improves intestinal fluid and nutrient absorption and may increase the absorption of oral drugs. Loxapine exposure could therefore rise, with greater sedation or extrapyramidal effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Loxapine and Teduglutide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Loxapine belongs to Central Nervous System; Teduglutide belongs to Endocrine.
Why it happens
Enhanced intestinal absorption of oral medications from teduglutide's intestinotrophic effect.
What to do
Monitor clinical response and adverse effects of loxapine when teduglutide is started or stopped. Adjust the loxapine dose if needed.
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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Other interactions of Teduglutide
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- Cyclosporin + Teduglutide Moderate
- Digoxin + Teduglutide Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Loxapine with Teduglutide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Loxapine and Teduglutide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Teduglutide improves intestinal fluid and nutrient absorption and may increase the absorption of oral drugs. Loxapine exposure could therefore rise, with greater sedation or extrapyramidal effects.
How serious is the interaction between Loxapine and Teduglutide?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor clinical response and adverse effects of loxapine when teduglutide is started or stopped. Adjust the loxapine dose if needed.
What other medicines interact with Loxapine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Loxapine with, for example, Alfentanil, Alprazolam, Amisulpride. The full list is on the Loxapine page.
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