Drug interactions
Amisulpride + Ethosuximide
Severity: Moderate
Amisulpride and Ethosuximide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can cause sedation and may impair alertness. Antipsychotics including amisulpride may also lower the seizure threshold, potentially opposing seizure control.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amisulpride and Ethosuximide 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.
Amisulpride belongs to Central Nervous System; Ethosuximide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression; amisulpride may lower the seizure threshold.
What to do
Monitor for sedation and changes in seizure frequency, and use the lowest effective amisulpride dose.
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 Ethosuximide
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- Buprenorphine subdermal implant + Ethosuximide Major
- Buprenorphine transdermal + Ethosuximide Major
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Ethosuximide Major
- Ethosuximide + Fentanyl intranasal Major
Other interactions of Amisulpride
- Amiodarone + Amisulpride Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Arsenic trioxide Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Disopyramide Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Droperidol Contraindicated
- Amisulpride + Ibutilide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amisulpride with Ethosuximide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amisulpride and Ethosuximide 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 drugs can cause sedation and may impair alertness. Antipsychotics including amisulpride may also lower the seizure threshold, potentially opposing seizure control.
How serious is the interaction between Amisulpride and Ethosuximide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor for sedation and changes in seizure frequency, and use the lowest effective amisulpride dose.
What other medicines interact with Ethosuximide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ethosuximide with, for example, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Buprenorphine long-acting, Buprenorphine subdermal implant. The full list is on the Ethosuximide page.
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