Drug interactions
Avapritinib + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Avapritinib and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Avapritinib can cause cognitive effects and somnolence, and paliperidone is also sedating. Using them together may increase drowsiness and impaired concentration.
What this interaction means in plain words
Avapritinib and Paliperidone 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.
Avapritinib belongs to Oncology; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive central nervous system depressant effects.
What to do
Monitor for excess sedation and cognitive changes, and advise patients to avoid driving or operating machinery until the response is known. Reduce doses if impairment develops.
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 Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Avapritinib with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Avapritinib and Paliperidone 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. Avapritinib can cause cognitive effects and somnolence, and paliperidone is also sedating. Using them together may increase drowsiness and impaired concentration.
How serious is the interaction between Avapritinib and Paliperidone?
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 excess sedation and cognitive changes, and advise patients to avoid driving or operating machinery until the response is known. Reduce doses if impairment develops.
What other medicines interact with Paliperidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Paliperidone with, for example, Ibutilide, Pimozide, Vandetanib. The full list is on the Paliperidone page.
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