Drug interactions
Diazepam + Loxapine inhaled
Severity: Moderate
Diazepam and Loxapine inhaled: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs depress the central nervous system, so using them together can deepen sedation and impair alertness. Inhaled loxapine can also cause bronchospasm, and added sedation may complicate recognition and management of respiratory events.
What this interaction means in plain words
Diazepam and Loxapine inhaled 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 through GABA-A potentiation by diazepam and antipsychotic-related sedation from loxapine.
What to do
Monitor sedation and respiratory status after loxapine inhalation in patients taking diazepam, and consider a lower benzodiazepine dose if excessive drowsiness occurs. Ensure a bronchodilator is available per loxapine labeling.
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 Diazepam with Loxapine inhaled?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Diazepam and Loxapine inhaled 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 using them together can deepen sedation and impair alertness. Inhaled loxapine can also cause bronchospasm, and added sedation may complicate recognition and management of respiratory events.
How serious is the interaction between Diazepam and Loxapine inhaled?
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 sedation and respiratory status after loxapine inhalation in patients taking diazepam, and consider a lower benzodiazepine dose if excessive drowsiness occurs. Ensure a bronchodilator is available per loxapine labeling.
What other medicines interact with Diazepam?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Diazepam with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Alfentanil, Alprazolam. The full list is on the Diazepam page.
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