Drug interactions
Cariprazine + Vigabatrin
Severity: Moderate
Cariprazine and Vigabatrin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents can cause somnolence and fatigue, and combined use may increase drowsiness and impair alertness. Vigabatrin can also cause psychiatric effects, which may complicate management of psychiatric illness.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cariprazine and Vigabatrin 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.
Cariprazine belongs to Central Nervous System; Vigabatrin belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant effects.
What to do
Monitor for sedation and changes in mood or behaviour, and counsel the patient about driving and operating machinery.
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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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Cariprazine with Vigabatrin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cariprazine and Vigabatrin 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 agents can cause somnolence and fatigue, and combined use may increase drowsiness and impair alertness. Vigabatrin can also cause psychiatric effects, which may complicate management of psychiatric illness.
How serious is the interaction between Cariprazine and Vigabatrin?
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 sedation and changes in mood or behaviour, and counsel the patient about driving and operating machinery.
What other medicines interact with Cariprazine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cariprazine with, for example, Alfentanil, Amisulpride, Amobarbital. The full list is on the Cariprazine page.
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