Dronabinol and Ritalin drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Dronabinol (dronabinol) and Ritalin (methylphenidate hydrochloride). Common drug interactions include fatigue among females and pain among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Dronabinol and Ritalin. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 28 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Dronabinol?

Dronabinol has active ingredients of dronabinol. eHealthMe is studying from 5,453 Dronabinol users. Check the latest studies of Dronabinol.

What is Ritalin?

Ritalin has active ingredients of methylphenidate hydrochloride. It is often used in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 29,427 Ritalin users. Check the latest studies of Ritalin.

On Jul, 19, 2026

28 people who take Dronabinol and Ritalin together, and have interactions are studied.

Dronabinol and Ritalin drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Dronabinol and Ritalin, by gender? *:

female:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Anaemia (lack of blood)
Cardiac valve disease (heart valve disease)
Diarrhoea
Drug ineffective
Flatulence (flatus expelled through the anus)
Gastrooesophageal reflux disease (stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the oesophagus)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium)
Vomiting

male:

Pain
Abnormal loss of weight
Quality of life decreased
Renal impairment (severely reduced kidney function)
Abdominal pain upper
Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement)
Atrial fibrillation (fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart)
Colitis ulcerative (inflammation of colon with ulcer)
Constipation
Decreased appetite

What are the common drug interactions of Dronabinol and Ritalin, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

Colitis ulcerative (inflammation of colon with ulcer)
Impaired gastric emptying

20-29:

Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable)
Anxiety
Emotional distress
Loss of employment
Osteopenia (a condition where bone mineral density is lower than normal)
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break)
Pain
Quality of life decreased
Renal impairment (severely reduced kidney function)
Renal failure (kidney dysfunction)

30-39:

Insomnia (sleeplessness)
Lung transplant
Abdominal pain upper
Agitation (state of anxiety or nervous excitement)
Gastrointestinal pain
Headache (pain in head)
Hospitalisation
Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
Irritability
Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing)

40-49:

Anaemia (lack of blood)
Diarrhoea
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Flatulence (flatus expelled through the anus)
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
Vomiting
Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
Asthenia (weakness)
Dry eye (lack of adequate tears)
Red blood cell count decreased

50-59:

Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure)
Mitral valve incompetence (inefficient heart valve)
Tricuspid valve incompetence (inefficient heart valve)
Atelectasis (partial or complete collapse of the lung)
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac valve disease (heart valve disease)
Hepatic cirrhosis (chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue)
Hypophagia (reduced food intake)
Malaise (a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness)
Mental status changes (general changes in brain function, such as confusion, amnesia (memory loss), loss of alertness, loss of orientation)

60+:

Pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium)
Abnormal loss of weight
Atrial fibrillation (fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart)
Haemoglobin decreased
Large intestinal obstruction
Pancytopenia (medical condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red and white blood cells, as well as platelets)
Pneumonia
Streptococcal bacteraemia (a bacterial infection of blood)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Cataplexy (loss of muscle tone accompanied by full conscious awareness): 9 people, 32.14%
Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 9 people, 32.14%
Pain: 5 people, 17.86%
Abdominal Pain Upper: 3 people, 10.71%
Gastrointestinal Pain: 3 people, 10.71%
Sleep Disorder: 3 people, 10.71%
Ovarian Cancer (cancer of ovary): 3 people, 10.71%
Nausea And Vomiting: 3 people, 10.71%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 3 people, 10.71%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 3 people, 10.71%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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