Bentyl vs. Viberzi

• Are Bentyl and Viberzi the Same Thing?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Bentyl?
• What Are Possible Side Effects of Viberzi?
• What is Bentyl?
• What is Viberzi?
• What Drugs Interact with Bentyl?
• What Drugs Interact with Viberzi?
• How Should Bentyl Be Taken?
• How Should Viberzi Be Taken?

Bentyl (dicyclomine) and Viberzi (eluxadoline) are prescribed to treat irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Viberzi is specifically used to treat irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D).

Bentyl and Viberzi belong to different drug classes. Bentyl is an anticholinergic and Viberzi is a mu-opioid receptor agonist.

Common side effects of Bentyl include:

• dry mouth,
• blurred vision,
• dry eyes,
• confusion,
• agitation,
• increased heart rate,
• constipation,
• difficulty urinating,
• headache,
• nervousness,
• drowsiness,
• weakness,
• dizziness,
• lightheadedness,
• flushing,
• nausea,
• vomiting,
• rash,
• stuffy nose, and
• abdominal bloating

Common side effects of Viberzi include:

• constipation,
• nausea,
• abdominal pain,
• upper respiratory tract infection,
• vomiting,
• runny or stuffy nose,
• bloating,
• bronchitis,
• dizziness,
• gas,
• rash, and
• fatigue.

Bentyl (dicyclomine) is an anticholinergics prescribed for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Viberzi (eluxadoline) is a mu-opioid receptor agonist used in adults to treat irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D).

Bentyl may interact with amantadine, MAO inhibitors, phenothiazines, or antidepressants.

Bentyl may also interact with other medicines that make you sleepy (such as cold or allergy medicine, sedatives, narcotic pain medicine, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medicine for seizures, or anxiety), digoxin, metoclopramide, atropine, belladonna, benztropine, dimenhydrinate, methscopolamine, scopolamine, bronchodilators, bladder or urinary medications, heart rhythm medications, irritable bowel medications, nitrates, steroids, or ulcer medications.

Viberzi may interact with other irritable bowel medications, narcotic pain medicines, or heart rhythm medications.

Viberzi may also interact with cyclosporine, gemfibrozil, antiretrovirals, rifampin, eltrombopag, ciprofloxacin, fluconazole, clarithromycin, paroxetine, bupropion, anticholinergics, opioids, rosuvastatin, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, pimozide, sirolimus, or tacrolimus.

The usual doses of Bentyl range from from 20 - 40 mg given 4 times daily.

The recommended dosage of Viberzi in adults is 100 mg twice daily, taken with food.