Requip and Sutent drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Requip (ropinirole hydrochloride) and Sutent (sunitinib malate). Common drug interactions include cranial nerve disorder among females and fatigue among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Requip and Sutent. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 45 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Requip?

Requip has active ingredients of ropinirole hydrochloride. It is often used in restless leg syndrome. eHealthMe is studying from 22,950 Requip users. Check the latest studies of Requip.

What is Sutent?

Sutent has active ingredients of sunitinib malate. It is often used in renal cell carcinoma. eHealthMe is studying from 44,554 Sutent users. Check the latest studies of Sutent.



On Jul, 31, 2026

45 people who take Requip and Sutent together, and have interactions are studied.

Requip and Sutent drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Requip and Sutent, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Cranial nerve disorder (impaired functioning of one of the twelve cranial nerves)
  2. Ear infection
  3. Eyelid ptosis (falling of the upper or lower eyelid)
  4. Gastritis (inflammation of stomach)
  5. Headache (pain in head)
  6. Hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar)
  7. Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  8. Mastication disorder (disease of chewing food)
  9. Meningioma malignant (cancerous tumour of membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord just inside the skull)
  10. Mucosal inflammation (infection of mucous membrane)

male:

  1. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Dry skin
  4. Foreign body sensation in eyes (feeling of something in eye)
  5. Renal impairment (severely reduced kidney function)
  6. Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (upper gastrointestinal bleeding)
  7. Stomatitis (inflammation of mucous membrane of mouth)
  8. Decreased appetite
  9. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  10. Disease progression

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

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

n/a

40-49:

  1. Seizure (abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain)

50-59:

  1. Abdominal pain
  2. Blood creatinine increased
  3. Blood glucose increased
  4. Blood pressure increased
  5. Blood urine present
  6. Decreased appetite
  7. Diarrhoea
  8. Dysgeusia (disorder of the sense of taste)
  9. Dyspepsia (indigestion)
  10. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)

60+:

  1. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
  2. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
  3. Disease progression
  4. Skin exfoliation (removal of the oldest dead skin cells)
  5. Asthenia (weakness)
  6. Pain in extremity
  7. Weight decreased
  8. Decreased appetite
  9. Hyperhidrosis (abnormally increased sweating)
  10. Oropharyngeal pain

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Constipation: 10 people, 22.22%
  2. Pancreatic Carcinoma (pancreatic cancer): 9 people, 20.00%
  3. Pain: 9 people, 20.00%
  4. Hiccups (an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm and respiratory organs, with a sudden closure of the glottis and a sound like a cough): 9 people, 20.00%
  5. Thyroid Cancer Metastatic (thyroid cancer spreads to other part): 5 people, 11.11%
  6. Thrombosis (formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel): 4 people, 8.89%
  7. Renal Cancer Stage Iv (the tumour has spread to areas beyond gerota's fascia and extends into the adrenal gland on the same side of the body as the tumour, possibly to lymph nodes, but not to other parts of the body): 4 people, 8.89%
  8. Renal Cancer Metastatic (cancer of kidney spreads to other part): 3 people, 6.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ropinirole hydrochloride and sunitinib malate (the active ingredients of Requip and Sutent, respectively), and Requip and Sutent (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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