Drug interactions
Oxybutynin + Secretin
Severity: Moderate
Oxybutynin and Secretin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Anticholinergic drugs can blunt pancreatic response to secretin stimulation testing. This may produce falsely abnormal results and lead to misdiagnosis, for example of gastrinoma or pancreatic function.
What this interaction means in plain words
Oxybutynin and Secretin 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
Pharmacodynamic antagonism, as anticholinergic action interferes with the pancreatic and gastric secretory response being measured.
What to do
Withhold oxybutynin for an adequate washout period (several half-lives) before secretin testing, and restart it afterwards.
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 Oxybutynin with Secretin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Oxybutynin and Secretin 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. Anticholinergic drugs can blunt pancreatic response to secretin stimulation testing. This may produce falsely abnormal results and lead to misdiagnosis, for example of gastrinoma or pancreatic function.
How serious is the interaction between Oxybutynin and Secretin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Withhold oxybutynin for an adequate washout period (several half-lives) before secretin testing, and restart it afterwards.
What other medicines interact with Oxybutynin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Oxybutynin with, for example, Bethanechol, Clozapine, Potassium chloride. The full list is on the Oxybutynin page.
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