Drug interactions
Amobarbital + Brivaracetam
Severity: Moderate
Amobarbital and Brivaracetam: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs depress the central nervous system, so taking them together can increase drowsiness, dizziness and impaired psychomotor performance. Barbiturates may also lower brivaracetam exposure through enzyme induction.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amobarbital and Brivaracetam 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.
Amobarbital belongs to Central Nervous System; Brivaracetam belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression; barbiturate-mediated enzyme induction may modestly reduce brivaracetam levels.
What to do
Monitor for excessive sedation and for loss of seizure control, and adjust the brivaracetam dose according to response. Warn patients against driving or operating machinery until the response is known.
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 Amobarbital
- Amobarbital + Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates Contraindicated
- Amobarbital + Doravirine Contraindicated
- Amobarbital + Elbasvir / grazoprevir Contraindicated
- Amobarbital + Isavuconazonium Contraindicated
- Amobarbital + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Amobarbital + Lonafarnib Contraindicated
Other interactions of Brivaracetam
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amobarbital with Brivaracetam?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amobarbital and Brivaracetam 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 depress the central nervous system, so taking them together can increase drowsiness, dizziness and impaired psychomotor performance. Barbiturates may also lower brivaracetam exposure through enzyme induction.
How serious is the interaction between Amobarbital and Brivaracetam?
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 excessive sedation and for loss of seizure control, and adjust the brivaracetam dose according to response. Warn patients against driving or operating machinery until the response is known.
What other medicines interact with Amobarbital?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amobarbital with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Doravirine, Elbasvir / grazoprevir. The full list is on the Amobarbital page.
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