Scopoderm & Kwells Interacting medicine list

Possible increase in other side effects

There may be an increased risk of side effects, such as dry mouth, blurred vision or difficulty passing urine, if Scopderm patches or kwells are used in combination with other medicines, such as the following:

• amantadine
• antiarrhythmic medicines for irregular heartbeats, eg disopyramide, propafenone, quinidine
• antihistamines, eg promethazine, brompheniramine, chlorphenamine, diphenhydramine, triprolidine (some of these are often found in over-the-counter cough and cold remedies)
• antimuscarinic medicines for Parkinson's symptoms, eg procyclidine, orphenadrine, trihexiphenidyl
• antimuscarinic medicines for urinary incontinence, eg oxybutynin, trospium, tolterodine
• antipsychotics, eg chlorpromazine, clozapine, thioridazine
• antisickness medicines, eg meclozine, cyclizine
• antispasmodics, eg atropine, propantheline, hyoscine butylbromide
• MAOI antidepressants, eg phenelzine
• muscle relaxants, eg baclofen
• tricyclic antidepressants, eg amitriptyline, clomipramine.

If you experience a dry mouth as a side effect of this medicine you may find that medicines that are designed to dissolve and be absorbed from under the tongue, eg sublingual glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) tablets, become less effective. This is because the tablets do not dissolve properly in a dry mouth. To resolve this, drink a mouthful of water before taking sublingual tablets.

Links back to travel sickness

• Travel sickness overview
• Scopoderm/Kwells introduction
• Travel sickness questionnaire