Drug interactions
Difenoxin + Ziprasidone
Severity: Moderate
Difenoxin and Ziprasidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Difenoxin is an opioid-related antidiarrheal that can cause drowsiness at higher exposure. With ziprasidone, additive sedation and CNS depression may occur.
What this interaction means in plain words
Difenoxin and Ziprasidone 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.
Difenoxin belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Ziprasidone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression via opioid activity and antipsychotic sedation.
What to do
Use the lowest effective difenoxin dose and monitor for excessive sedation. Warn patients against driving until response is known.
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 Ziprasidone
- Amiodarone + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Arsenic trioxide + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Bedaquiline + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Chloroquine + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
- Citalopram + Ziprasidone Contraindicated
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Difenoxin with Ziprasidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Difenoxin and Ziprasidone 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. Difenoxin is an opioid-related antidiarrheal that can cause drowsiness at higher exposure. With ziprasidone, additive sedation and CNS depression may occur.
How serious is the interaction between Difenoxin and Ziprasidone?
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 difenoxin dose and monitor for excessive sedation. Warn patients against driving until response is known.
What other medicines interact with Ziprasidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ziprasidone with, for example, Amiodarone, Amitriptyline, Arsenic trioxide. The full list is on the Ziprasidone page.
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