Drug interactions
Risperidone + Triprolidine
Severity: Moderate
Risperidone and Triprolidine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can cause sedation, so combined use may increase drowsiness, dizziness and impaired psychomotor function. Anticholinergic effects may also add up.
What this interaction means in plain words
Risperidone and Triprolidine 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.
Risperidone belongs to Central Nervous System; Triprolidine belongs to Respiratory.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression via H1 and other receptor blockade.
What to do
Counsel on sedation and monitor older patients for falls and confusion. Use a non-sedating antihistamine where possible.
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 Triprolidine
Other interactions of Risperidone
- Ibutilide + Risperidone Contraindicated
- Risperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Risperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Risperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Risperidone Major
- Amoxapine + Risperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Risperidone with Triprolidine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Risperidone and Triprolidine 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 can cause sedation, so combined use may increase drowsiness, dizziness and impaired psychomotor function. Anticholinergic effects may also add up.
How serious is the interaction between Risperidone and Triprolidine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Counsel on sedation and monitor older patients for falls and confusion. Use a non-sedating antihistamine where possible.
What other medicines interact with Triprolidine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Triprolidine with, for example, Belladonna and opium, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Brexanolone. The full list is on the Triprolidine page.
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