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Interações medicamentosas

Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen + Cetirizine

Gravidade: Moderada

Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen and Cetirizine: moderate interaction.

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Resumo

Benzhydrocodone is an opioid prodrug of hydrocodone, and opioids combined with sedating antihistamines can add to drowsiness and, less commonly, respiratory depression. Cetirizine is less sedating than older antihistamines, so the effect is usually modest.

O que esta interação significa em palavras simples

Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen and Cetirizine 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.

Nível de evidência: Moderate

Por que acontece

Additive CNS depression from opioid mu-receptor agonism and H1 antagonism.

O que fazer

Use the lowest effective opioid dose and monitor for sedation and slowed breathing, especially when starting therapy or raising doses. Counsel patients against alcohol and driving.

O que perguntar ao farmacêutico

  • 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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Perguntas frequentes

Can I take Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen with Cetirizine?

MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen and Cetirizine 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. Benzhydrocodone is an opioid prodrug of hydrocodone, and opioids combined with sedating antihistamines can add to drowsiness and, less commonly, respiratory depression. Cetirizine is less sedating than older antihistamines, so the effect is usually modest.

How serious is the interaction between Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen and Cetirizine?

MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective opioid dose and monitor for sedation and slowed breathing, especially when starting therapy or raising doses. Counsel patients against alcohol and driving.

What other medicines interact with Cetirizine?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Cetirizine with, for example, Acrivastine, Amisulpride, Asenapine. The full list is on the Cetirizine page.

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