[Pharmacological effects of the combination of a spasmolytic (otilonium) with a benzodiazepine (diazepam)]

The pharmacological effects of an association represented by a myolitic agent (otilonium bromide) and a benzodiazepine (diazepam) were investigated on different in vitro preparations and on one in vivo test. In the isolated preparations both drugs administered alone showed a remarkable inhibitory effect on the motility of different areas of the digestive system both spontaneous and evoked by different stimulatory agents. Association of the two compounds gave rise to additive effects or actually to a potentiating effect according to the different tissues and animal species. Negative interference was never observed. The same was true also in the in vivo preparation ("in situ" rat pylorus). The significance and the importance of these observations are discussed also in the light of the relevant clinical implications.