Drug interactions
Carbinoxamine + Levetiracetam
Severity: Moderate
Carbinoxamine and Levetiracetam: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Carbinoxamine is a sedating first-generation antihistamine, and levetiracetam also causes somnolence. Combined use may increase drowsiness and impair psychomotor performance.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carbinoxamine and Levetiracetam 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.
Carbinoxamine belongs to Respiratory; Levetiracetam belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression.
What to do
Counsel patients about drowsiness and avoiding driving or alcohol. Consider a non-sedating antihistamine if appropriate.
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 Levetiracetam
Other interactions of Carbinoxamine
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- Amobarbital + Carbinoxamine Moderate
- Asenapine + Carbinoxamine Moderate
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carbinoxamine with Levetiracetam?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carbinoxamine and Levetiracetam 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. Carbinoxamine is a sedating first-generation antihistamine, and levetiracetam also causes somnolence. Combined use may increase drowsiness and impair psychomotor performance.
How serious is the interaction between Carbinoxamine and Levetiracetam?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Counsel patients about drowsiness and avoiding driving or alcohol. Consider a non-sedating antihistamine if appropriate.
What other medicines interact with Levetiracetam?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Levetiracetam with, for example, Oliceridine, Opium tincture, Sodium oxybate. The full list is on the Levetiracetam page.
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