Drug interactions
Rimabotulinumtoxinb + Trimipramine
Severity: Moderate
Rimabotulinumtoxinb and Trimipramine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Trimipramine has anticholinergic activity that may add to the effects of botulinum toxin. This could increase the risk of excessive muscle weakness or systemic anticholinergic effects such as dry mouth and swallowing difficulty.
What this interaction means in plain words
Rimabotulinumtoxinb and Trimipramine 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.
Rimabotulinumtoxinb belongs to Musculoskeletal; Trimipramine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive anticholinergic and neuromuscular-blocking pharmacodynamic effects.
What to do
Monitor for generalized weakness, dysphagia and breathing difficulty after injection. Use the lowest effective toxin dose.
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 Trimipramine
- Disopyramide + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Ibutilide + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Pentamidine + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Phenelzine + Trimipramine Contraindicated
Other interactions of Rimabotulinumtoxinb
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- Amitriptyline + Rimabotulinumtoxinb Moderate
- Atracurium + Rimabotulinumtoxinb Moderate
- Atropine + Rimabotulinumtoxinb Moderate
- Baclofen + Rimabotulinumtoxinb Moderate
- Benztropine + Rimabotulinumtoxinb Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Rimabotulinumtoxinb with Trimipramine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Rimabotulinumtoxinb and Trimipramine 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. Trimipramine has anticholinergic activity that may add to the effects of botulinum toxin. This could increase the risk of excessive muscle weakness or systemic anticholinergic effects such as dry mouth and swallowing difficulty.
How serious is the interaction between Rimabotulinumtoxinb and Trimipramine?
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 generalized weakness, dysphagia and breathing difficulty after injection. Use the lowest effective toxin dose.
What other medicines interact with Trimipramine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trimipramine with, for example, Disopyramide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Trimipramine page.
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