Drug interactions
Baclofen + Lofexidine
Severity: Moderate
Baclofen and Lofexidine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Lofexidine commonly causes sedation, dizziness and hypotension, and baclofen can add to these effects. Patients may experience excessive drowsiness, orthostatic symptoms and falls.
What this interaction means in plain words
Baclofen and Lofexidine 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.
Baclofen belongs to Musculoskeletal; Lofexidine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression and hypotension from alpha-2 agonism and GABA-B agonism.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate and sedation, and counsel patients to rise slowly. Reduce doses if symptomatic.
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 Baclofen
Other interactions of Lofexidine
- Adagrasib + Lofexidine Major
- Alfuzosin + Lofexidine Major
- Amiodarone + Lofexidine Major
- Amisulpride + Lofexidine Major
- Anagrelide + Lofexidine Major
- Apomorphine + Lofexidine Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Baclofen with Lofexidine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Baclofen and Lofexidine 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. Lofexidine commonly causes sedation, dizziness and hypotension, and baclofen can add to these effects. Patients may experience excessive drowsiness, orthostatic symptoms and falls.
How serious is the interaction between Baclofen and Lofexidine?
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 blood pressure, heart rate and sedation, and counsel patients to rise slowly. Reduce doses if symptomatic.
What other medicines interact with Baclofen?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Baclofen with, for example, Alfentanil, Amobarbital, Belladonna and opium. The full list is on the Baclofen page.
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