Drug interactions
Tapentadol + Topiramate
Severity: Moderate
Tapentadol and Topiramate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Topiramate can cause drowsiness and cognitive slowing, which adds to the sedation and respiratory depression of opioids such as tapentadol. This may impair alertness and psychomotor performance.
What this interaction means in plain words
Tapentadol and Topiramate 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.
Tapentadol belongs to Musculoskeletal; Topiramate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive central nervous system depression.
What to do
Monitor for excessive sedation and respiratory depression, particularly during titration, and advise patients to avoid driving until the response is known.
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 Tapentadol
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Tapentadol Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Tapentadol Contraindicated
- Linezolid + Tapentadol Contraindicated
- Methylene blue + Tapentadol Contraindicated
- Olanzapine / samidorphan + Tapentadol Contraindicated
- Phenelzine + Tapentadol Contraindicated
Other interactions of Topiramate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Tapentadol with Topiramate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Tapentadol and Topiramate 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. Topiramate can cause drowsiness and cognitive slowing, which adds to the sedation and respiratory depression of opioids such as tapentadol. This may impair alertness and psychomotor performance.
How serious is the interaction between Tapentadol and Topiramate?
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 excessive sedation and respiratory depression, particularly during titration, and advise patients to avoid driving until the response is known.
What other medicines interact with Tapentadol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Tapentadol with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid. The full list is on the Tapentadol page.
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