Drug interactions
Cyclobenzaprine + Dexmedetomidine
Severity: Moderate
Cyclobenzaprine and Dexmedetomidine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs depress the central nervous system, so combined use can deepen sedation and add to hypotension and bradycardia from dexmedetomidine. Impaired alertness and psychomotor function may result.
What this interaction means in plain words
Cyclobenzaprine and Dexmedetomidine 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.
Cyclobenzaprine belongs to Musculoskeletal; Dexmedetomidine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression through alpha-2 agonism and cyclobenzaprine's sedative antihistaminic and anticholinergic activity.
What to do
Titrate dexmedetomidine to sedation level and monitor heart rate, blood pressure and sedation depth; reduce doses if oversedation 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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Other interactions of Cyclobenzaprine
- Cyclobenzaprine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Safinamide Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Selegiline Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Selegiline transdermal Contraindicated
Other interactions of Dexmedetomidine
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Cyclobenzaprine with Dexmedetomidine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Cyclobenzaprine and Dexmedetomidine 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 drugs depress the central nervous system, so combined use can deepen sedation and add to hypotension and bradycardia from dexmedetomidine. Impaired alertness and psychomotor function may result.
How serious is the interaction between Cyclobenzaprine and Dexmedetomidine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Titrate dexmedetomidine to sedation level and monitor heart rate, blood pressure and sedation depth; reduce doses if oversedation occurs.
What other medicines interact with Cyclobenzaprine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cyclobenzaprine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Cyclobenzaprine page.
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