Drug interactions
Methocarbamol + Nabilone
Severity: Moderate
Methocarbamol and Nabilone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents cause drowsiness and dizziness, and combining them can intensify sedation and impair coordination and alertness. Older patients are particularly prone to falls.
What this interaction means in plain words
Methocarbamol and Nabilone 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.
Methocarbamol belongs to Musculoskeletal; Nabilone belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
Additive central nervous system depressant effects.
What to do
Use the lowest effective doses and warn the patient against driving or operating machinery until tolerance is established. Lower the dose of either drug if daytime sedation develops.
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 Nabilone
Other interactions of Methocarbamol
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Methocarbamol with Nabilone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Methocarbamol and Nabilone 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. Both agents cause drowsiness and dizziness, and combining them can intensify sedation and impair coordination and alertness. Older patients are particularly prone to falls.
How serious is the interaction between Methocarbamol and Nabilone?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective doses and warn the patient against driving or operating machinery until tolerance is established. Lower the dose of either drug if daytime sedation develops.
What other medicines interact with Nabilone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Nabilone with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Belladonna and opium. The full list is on the Nabilone page.
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