Drug interactions
Meclizine + Pyridostigmine
Severity: Minor
Meclizine and Pyridostigmine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Meclizine has anticholinergic properties that may partly counteract the cholinergic action of pyridostigmine. The clinical effect is usually limited but may matter in patients with marginal myasthenic control.
What this interaction means in plain words
Meclizine and Pyridostigmine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Meclizine belongs to Respiratory; Pyridostigmine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism between muscarinic blockade and cholinesterase inhibition.
What to do
Monitor myasthenic symptoms when starting meclizine and adjust the pyridostigmine 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 Pyridostigmine
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Meclizine with Pyridostigmine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Meclizine and Pyridostigmine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Meclizine has anticholinergic properties that may partly counteract the cholinergic action of pyridostigmine. The clinical effect is usually limited but may matter in patients with marginal myasthenic control.
How serious is the interaction between Meclizine and Pyridostigmine?
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 myasthenic symptoms when starting meclizine and adjust the pyridostigmine dose if needed.
What other medicines interact with Pyridostigmine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Pyridostigmine with, for example, Echothiophate iodide, Huperzine a, Neostigmine. The full list is on the Pyridostigmine page.
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