Drug interactions
Alprazolam + Loprazolam
Severity: Moderate
Alprazolam and Loprazolam: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both are benzodiazepines, so combining them duplicates therapy and adds to sedation, cognitive impairment and respiratory depression. This offers little therapeutic benefit and raises risk, especially in older patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Alprazolam and Loprazolam can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Why it happens
Additive GABA-A receptor potentiation causing CNS depression.
What to do
Avoid combining two benzodiazepines; consolidate to a single agent at the lowest effective dose. Monitor for sedation and falls if overlap is unavoidable.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Alprazolam
- Alprazolam + Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates Contraindicated
- Alprazolam + Itraconazole Contraindicated
- Alprazolam + Ketoconazole Contraindicated
- Alprazolam + Levoketoconazole Contraindicated
- Alprazolam + Sodium oxybate Contraindicated
- Alfentanil + Alprazolam Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Alprazolam with Loprazolam?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Alprazolam and Loprazolam can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Both are benzodiazepines, so combining them duplicates therapy and adds to sedation, cognitive impairment and respiratory depression. This offers little therapeutic benefit and raises risk, especially in older patients.
How serious is the interaction between Alprazolam and Loprazolam?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid combining two benzodiazepines; consolidate to a single agent at the lowest effective dose. Monitor for sedation and falls if overlap is unavoidable.
What other medicines interact with Alprazolam?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Alprazolam with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole. The full list is on the Alprazolam page.
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