Drug interactions
Morphine + Trospium
Severity: Moderate
Morphine and Trospium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs are eliminated partly by renal tubular secretion, so competition could raise levels of either. Opioids and antimuscarinics also both slow gut motility and can cause urinary retention, so constipation may be worsened.
What this interaction means in plain words
Morphine and Trospium 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.
Morphine belongs to Musculoskeletal; Trospium belongs to Genitourinary.
Why it happens
Possible competition for renal tubular secretion, plus additive pharmacodynamic effects on gut and bladder.
What to do
Monitor for constipation, urinary retention and excess opioid or anticholinergic effects. Use a bowel regimen and adjust doses if needed.
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 Trospium
- Clozapine + Trospium Major
- Pramlintide + Trospium Major
- Thioridazine + Trospium Major
- Trihexyphenidyl + Trospium Major
- Aclidinium + Trospium Moderate
- Amantadine + Trospium Moderate
Other interactions of Morphine
- Alvimopan + Morphine Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Morphine Contraindicated
- Morphine + Olanzapine / samidorphan Contraindicated
- Morphine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Morphine + Tranylcypromine Contraindicated
- Alfentanil + Morphine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Morphine with Trospium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Morphine and Trospium 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 drugs are eliminated partly by renal tubular secretion, so competition could raise levels of either. Opioids and antimuscarinics also both slow gut motility and can cause urinary retention, so constipation may be worsened.
How serious is the interaction between Morphine and Trospium?
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 constipation, urinary retention and excess opioid or anticholinergic effects. Use a bowel regimen and adjust doses if needed.
What other medicines interact with Trospium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trospium with, for example, Clozapine, Pramlintide, Thioridazine. The full list is on the Trospium page.
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