Drug interactions
Amobarbital + Ziconotide
Severity: Moderate
Amobarbital and Ziconotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ziconotide can cause cognitive impairment, sedation and reduced alertness, and concomitant CNS depressants such as barbiturates may worsen these effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amobarbital and Ziconotide 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; Ziconotide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant effects from different mechanisms.
What to do
Monitor for excessive sedation and cognitive or neuropsychiatric changes, and reduce the dose of the sedative or ziconotide if they occur.
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 Ziconotide
- Clozapine + Ziconotide Major
- Alprazolam + Ziconotide Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Ziconotide Moderate
- Aripiprazole + Ziconotide Moderate
- Armodafinil + Ziconotide Moderate
- Asenapine + Ziconotide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amobarbital with Ziconotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amobarbital and Ziconotide 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. Ziconotide can cause cognitive impairment, sedation and reduced alertness, and concomitant CNS depressants such as barbiturates may worsen these effects.
How serious is the interaction between Amobarbital and Ziconotide?
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 cognitive or neuropsychiatric changes, and reduce the dose of the sedative or ziconotide if they occur.
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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