Drug interactions
Chlordiazepoxide + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Chlordiazepoxide and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Combined use can intensify drowsiness and dizziness, and paliperidone may add orthostatic hypotension. Impaired alertness raises the risk of falls and accidents.
What this interaction means in plain words
Chlordiazepoxide and Paliperidone 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.
Chlordiazepoxide belongs to Central Nervous System; Paliperidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression with GABA-A potentiation plus antipsychotic receptor antagonism including alpha-adrenergic blockade.
What to do
Monitor for sedation and orthostatic hypotension, and use the lowest effective doses. Advise caution with driving and 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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Other interactions of Chlordiazepoxide
Other interactions of Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Chlordiazepoxide with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Chlordiazepoxide and Paliperidone 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. Combined use can intensify drowsiness and dizziness, and paliperidone may add orthostatic hypotension. Impaired alertness raises the risk of falls and accidents.
How serious is the interaction between Chlordiazepoxide and Paliperidone?
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 orthostatic hypotension, and use the lowest effective doses. Advise caution with driving and machinery.
What other medicines interact with Chlordiazepoxide?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Chlordiazepoxide with, for example, Alfentanil, Alprazolam, Amobarbital. The full list is on the Chlordiazepoxide page.
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