Drug interactions
Carisoprodol + Diphenoxylate
Severity: Moderate
Carisoprodol and Diphenoxylate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Diphenoxylate is an opioid that can cause drowsiness, and combining it with carisoprodol may produce additive sedation and dizziness. The risk is greater at high doses, in children and in patients with hepatic impairment.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carisoprodol and Diphenoxylate 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.
Carisoprodol belongs to Musculoskeletal; Diphenoxylate belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression from opioid receptor agonism by diphenoxylate and GABA-ergic sedation by carisoprodol/meprobamate.
What to do
Keep to recommended antidiarrheal doses and avoid driving or operating machinery until the response is known. Monitor for excessive sedation or respiratory depression.
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 Carisoprodol
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carisoprodol with Diphenoxylate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carisoprodol and Diphenoxylate 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. Diphenoxylate is an opioid that can cause drowsiness, and combining it with carisoprodol may produce additive sedation and dizziness. The risk is greater at high doses, in children and in patients with hepatic impairment.
How serious is the interaction between Carisoprodol and Diphenoxylate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Keep to recommended antidiarrheal doses and avoid driving or operating machinery until the response is known. Monitor for excessive sedation or respiratory depression.
What other medicines interact with Carisoprodol?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Carisoprodol with, for example, Alfentanil, Alprazolam, Amobarbital. The full list is on the Carisoprodol page.
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