Drug interactions
Carisoprodol + Pimozide
Severity: Moderate
Carisoprodol and Pimozide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Carisoprodol is a centrally acting sedating muscle relaxant and pimozide is an antipsychotic with sedative properties. Taken together they can cause additive drowsiness, dizziness and impaired psychomotor performance. This raises the risk of falls and accidents.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carisoprodol and Pimozide 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; Pimozide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive central nervous system depression from two sedating agents.
What to do
Start with the lowest effective doses and warn the patient about drowsiness and driving. Reduce the carisoprodol dose or stop it if excessive sedation occurs.
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 Carisoprodol with Pimozide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carisoprodol and Pimozide 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 is a centrally acting sedating muscle relaxant and pimozide is an antipsychotic with sedative properties. Taken together they can cause additive drowsiness, dizziness and impaired psychomotor performance. This raises the risk of falls and accidents.
How serious is the interaction between Carisoprodol and Pimozide?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Start with the lowest effective doses and warn the patient about drowsiness and driving. Reduce the carisoprodol dose or stop it if excessive sedation occurs.
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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