Drug interactions
Diazepam + Ziconotide
Severity: Moderate
Diazepam and Ziconotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ziconotide can cause sedation, confusion and decreased alertness, and concurrent CNS depressants such as diazepam may worsen these effects. Cognitive and neuropsychiatric adverse effects are the main concern.
What this interaction means in plain words
Diazepam 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.
Diazepam belongs to Musculoskeletal; Ziconotide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression via different mechanisms (N-type calcium channel blockade and GABA-A potentiation).
What to do
Monitor cognition and level of alertness and consider reducing the diazepam dose if confusion or oversedation develops.
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 Diazepam
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 Diazepam with Ziconotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Diazepam 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 sedation, confusion and decreased alertness, and concurrent CNS depressants such as diazepam may worsen these effects. Cognitive and neuropsychiatric adverse effects are the main concern.
How serious is the interaction between Diazepam 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 cognition and level of alertness and consider reducing the diazepam dose if confusion or oversedation develops.
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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