Drug interactions
Loxapine inhaled + Trimipramine
Severity: Moderate
Loxapine inhaled and Trimipramine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Inhaled loxapine is systemically absorbed and sedating, and combined with trimipramine it can add to CNS depression. Both also carry anticholinergic and QT effects, and inhaled loxapine can cause bronchospasm.
What this interaction means in plain words
Loxapine inhaled and Trimipramine 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, anticholinergic and possible QT-prolonging effects.
What to do
Monitor for excessive sedation, and for anticholinergic and cardiac effects. Be careful in patients with airway disease and use only in a monitored setting.
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 Loxapine inhaled with Trimipramine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Loxapine inhaled and Trimipramine 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. Inhaled loxapine is systemically absorbed and sedating, and combined with trimipramine it can add to CNS depression. Both also carry anticholinergic and QT effects, and inhaled loxapine can cause bronchospasm.
How serious is the interaction between Loxapine inhaled and Trimipramine?
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 for excessive sedation, and for anticholinergic and cardiac effects. Be careful in patients with airway disease and use only in a monitored setting.
What other medicines interact with Trimipramine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trimipramine with, for example, Disopyramide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Trimipramine page.
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