Skip to content

Drug interactions

Colchicine + Lasmiditan

Severity: Moderate

Colchicine and Lasmiditan: moderate interaction.

Last updated

For healthcare professionals — reference only. This page is a brief summary, not medical advice and not a substitute for official labeling or clinical judgement. Always verify before prescribing or dispensing.

Summary

Lasmiditan inhibits P-glycoprotein in vitro and may raise concentrations of P-gp substrates such as colchicine. The clinical impact is uncertain but toxicity is possible given colchicine's narrow therapeutic index.

What this interaction means in plain words

Colchicine and Lasmiditan 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.

Colchicine belongs to Genitourinary; Lasmiditan belongs to Central Nervous System.

Evidence level: Low

Why it happens

P-gp inhibition by lasmiditan may reduce colchicine efflux.

What to do

Monitor for colchicine toxicity such as diarrhea, nausea or muscle weakness, and consider a lower colchicine dose, especially in renal impairment.

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?

Bring a full list of your medicines, including over-the-counter products, supplements and herbal remedies, to every pharmacy visit.

Pro+ members

Unlock the full page

Create an account and start a Pro+ trial to unlock the full management advice for Colchicine and Lasmiditan, the additional notes, the evidence detail and the whole-prescription interaction checker.

  • Full clinical management advice
  • Additional notes
  • Evidence detail
  • Interaction checker for a whole prescription

Try Pro+ free for 7 days on the web. No card needed.

Frequently asked questions

Can I take Colchicine with Lasmiditan?

MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Colchicine and Lasmiditan 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. Lasmiditan inhibits P-glycoprotein in vitro and may raise concentrations of P-gp substrates such as colchicine. The clinical impact is uncertain but toxicity is possible given colchicine's narrow therapeutic index.

How serious is the interaction between Colchicine and Lasmiditan?

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 colchicine toxicity such as diarrhea, nausea or muscle weakness, and consider a lower colchicine dose, especially in renal impairment.

What other medicines interact with Colchicine?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Colchicine with, for example, Clarithromycin, Cobicistat, Cyclosporine. The full list is on the Colchicine page.

Full monographs, dosing and an interaction checker in the MediHelp app

Open the complete reference, check multi-drug interactions and use dosing tools in the MediHelp app.

Browse A–Z · Drug interactions

Get the app Sign in