Drug interactions
Loxapine inhaled + Oxycodone
Severity: Moderate
Loxapine inhaled and Oxycodone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Loxapine is a sedating antipsychotic, and even in inhaled form it reaches systemic circulation and can add to opioid-induced sedation and respiratory depression. Inhaled loxapine can also cause bronchospasm, which may be harder to manage in a sedated patient.
What this interaction means in plain words
Loxapine inhaled and Oxycodone 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 depressant effects of the opioid and the antipsychotic.
What to do
Monitor sedation and respiratory status after loxapine dosing and consider reducing the oxycodone dose. Inhaled loxapine is given only in monitored settings.
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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Other interactions of Oxycodone
- Alvimopan + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Olanzapine / samidorphan + Oxycodone Contraindicated
- Oxycodone + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Oxycodone + Sodium oxybate Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Loxapine inhaled with Oxycodone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Loxapine inhaled and Oxycodone 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. Loxapine is a sedating antipsychotic, and even in inhaled form it reaches systemic circulation and can add to opioid-induced sedation and respiratory depression. Inhaled loxapine can also cause bronchospasm, which may be harder to manage in a sedated patient.
How serious is the interaction between Loxapine inhaled and Oxycodone?
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 respiratory status after loxapine dosing and consider reducing the oxycodone dose. Inhaled loxapine is given only in monitored settings.
What other medicines interact with Oxycodone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Oxycodone with, for example, Alvimopan, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Isocarboxazid. The full list is on the Oxycodone page.
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