Drug interactions
Dantrolene + Ziconotide
Severity: Moderate
Dantrolene and Ziconotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ziconotide can cause dizziness, confusion and sedation, and dantrolene also causes drowsiness. Together they may increase CNS depression and cognitive impairment.
What this interaction means in plain words
Dantrolene and Ziconotide 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.
Dantrolene belongs to Musculoskeletal; Ziconotide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant effects.
What to do
Monitor for sedation and altered mental status, and reduce ziconotide or dantrolene doses if impairment 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 Dantrolene
Other interactions of Ziconotide
- Clozapine + Ziconotide Major
- Alprazolam + Ziconotide Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Ziconotide Moderate
- Amobarbital + Ziconotide Moderate
- Aripiprazole + Ziconotide Moderate
- Armodafinil + Ziconotide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Dantrolene with Ziconotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Dantrolene and Ziconotide 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. Ziconotide can cause dizziness, confusion and sedation, and dantrolene also causes drowsiness. Together they may increase CNS depression and cognitive impairment.
How serious is the interaction between Dantrolene and Ziconotide?
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 altered mental status, and reduce ziconotide or dantrolene doses if impairment occurs.
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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