Drug interactions
Trifluoperazine + Trospium
Severity: Moderate
Trifluoperazine and Trospium: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Trifluoperazine has modest anticholinergic properties that add to trospium, which may cause dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision and confusion. The risk is greatest in older patients and those with existing urinary or bowel problems.
What this interaction means in plain words
Trifluoperazine and Trospium 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.
Why it happens
Additive muscarinic receptor antagonism.
What to do
Monitor for anticholinergic effects and bowel and bladder function, and reduce the dose or choose an alternative if they become troublesome.
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 Trospium
- Clozapine + Trospium Major
- Pramlintide + Trospium Major
- Thioridazine + Trospium Major
- Trihexyphenidyl + Trospium Major
- Aclidinium + Trospium Moderate
- Amantadine + Trospium Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Trifluoperazine with Trospium?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Trifluoperazine and Trospium 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. Trifluoperazine has modest anticholinergic properties that add to trospium, which may cause dry mouth, constipation, urinary retention, blurred vision and confusion. The risk is greatest in older patients and those with existing urinary or bowel problems.
How serious is the interaction between Trifluoperazine and Trospium?
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 anticholinergic effects and bowel and bladder function, and reduce the dose or choose an alternative if they become troublesome.
What other medicines interact with Trospium?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trospium with, for example, Clozapine, Pramlintide, Thioridazine. The full list is on the Trospium page.
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