Drug interactions
Daridorexant + Ketamine
Severity: Moderate
Daridorexant and Ketamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Daridorexant causes sedation and psychomotor impairment, and ketamine produces dose-dependent CNS depression and dissociation. Together they may produce additive sedation and impaired alertness.
What this interaction means in plain words
Daridorexant and Ketamine 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.
Daridorexant belongs to Central Nervous System; Ketamine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic CNS depression.
What to do
Use the lowest effective ketamine dose and monitor sedation level. Advise patients to avoid driving or hazardous tasks until recovery.
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 Ketamine
Other interactions of Daridorexant
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Daridorexant with Ketamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Daridorexant and Ketamine 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. Daridorexant causes sedation and psychomotor impairment, and ketamine produces dose-dependent CNS depression and dissociation. Together they may produce additive sedation and impaired alertness.
How serious is the interaction between Daridorexant and Ketamine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective ketamine dose and monitor sedation level. Advise patients to avoid driving or hazardous tasks until recovery.
What other medicines interact with Ketamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ketamine with, for example, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Brexanolone, Buprenorphine buccal. The full list is on the Ketamine page.
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