Drug interactions
Paliperidone + Scopolamine
Severity: Minor
Paliperidone and Scopolamine: minor interaction.
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Summary
Paliperidone has weak anticholinergic activity, but together with scopolamine it can add to dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision, tachycardia and sedation. Scopolamine may also slow gastric motility and the antimuscarinic and antipsychotic effects may blunt each other in some respects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Paliperidone and Scopolamine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System; Scopolamine belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Mild additive antimuscarinic and CNS depressant effects.
What to do
Monitor for anticholinergic effects and sedation, particularly in older patients. No dose change is usually required.
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 Scopolamine
Other interactions of Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Paliperidone with Scopolamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Paliperidone and Scopolamine have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Paliperidone has weak anticholinergic activity, but together with scopolamine it can add to dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision, tachycardia and sedation. Scopolamine may also slow gastric motility and the antimuscarinic and antipsychotic effects may blunt each other in some respects.
How serious is the interaction between Paliperidone and Scopolamine?
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 for anticholinergic effects and sedation, particularly in older patients. No dose change is usually required.
What other medicines interact with Scopolamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Scopolamine with, for example, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Buprenorphine long-acting, Buprenorphine subdermal implant. The full list is on the Scopolamine page.
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