Drug interactions
Dantrolene + Moxonidine
Severity: Moderate
Dantrolene and Moxonidine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Moxonidine can cause drowsiness and dizziness and lowers blood pressure, while dantrolene causes drowsiness and weakness. Combined use may increase sedation and dizziness.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dantrolene and Moxonidine 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.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression with central imidazoline receptor agonism by moxonidine.
What to do
Monitor for sedation, dizziness and low blood pressure when starting or adjusting either drug. Counsel patients about driving.
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 Dantrolene with Moxonidine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dantrolene and Moxonidine 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. Moxonidine can cause drowsiness and dizziness and lowers blood pressure, while dantrolene causes drowsiness and weakness. Combined use may increase sedation and dizziness.
How serious is the interaction between Dantrolene and Moxonidine?
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, dizziness and low blood pressure when starting or adjusting either drug. Counsel patients about driving.
What other medicines interact with Dantrolene?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dantrolene with, for example, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Buprenorphine long-acting, Buprenorphine subdermal implant. The full list is on the Dantrolene page.
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