Drug interactions
Pyridostigmine + Tiotropium
Severity: Minor
Pyridostigmine and Tiotropium: minor interaction.
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Summary
Pyridostigmine enhances cholinergic transmission while tiotropium blocks muscarinic receptors, so their effects oppose each other. Tiotropium may mask the gastrointestinal and bronchial muscarinic effects of pyridostigmine, but it does not affect nicotinic benefit at the neuromuscular junction.
What this interaction means in plain words
Pyridostigmine and Tiotropium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Pyridostigmine belongs to Central Nervous System; Tiotropium belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Pharmacodynamic antagonism at muscarinic receptors.
What to do
No routine change is needed. Monitor myasthenia control and watch for cholinergic side effects that could be masked.
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 Tiotropium
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Pyridostigmine with Tiotropium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Pyridostigmine and Tiotropium have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Pyridostigmine enhances cholinergic transmission while tiotropium blocks muscarinic receptors, so their effects oppose each other. Tiotropium may mask the gastrointestinal and bronchial muscarinic effects of pyridostigmine, but it does not affect nicotinic benefit at the neuromuscular junction.
How serious is the interaction between Pyridostigmine and Tiotropium?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: No routine change is needed. Monitor myasthenia control and watch for cholinergic side effects that could be masked.
What other medicines interact with Tiotropium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tiotropium with, for example, Glycopyrrolate inhaled, Indacaterol-glycopyrronium, Revefenacin. The full list is on the Tiotropium page.
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