Droperidol and Orphenadrine interaction
Droperidol and Orphenadrine: the Droperidol prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Droperidol label · effective 2023-03-20
CNS Depressant Drugs: Other CNS depressant drugs (e.g. barbiturates, tranquilizers, opioids and general anesthetics) have additive or potentiating effects with droperidol.
Following the administration of droperidol, the dose of other CNS depressant drugs should be reduced.
As with other CNS depressant drugs, patients who have received droperidol should have appropriate surveillance.
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