Drug interactions
Eslicarbazepine + Lemborexant
Severity: Moderate
Eslicarbazepine and Lemborexant: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Eslicarbazepine is a weak-to-moderate CYP3A4 inducer and may lower lemborexant exposure. Reduced exposure may blunt its effect on insomnia. Labeling advises against combining lemborexant with moderate or strong CYP3A4 inducers.
What this interaction means in plain words
Eslicarbazepine and Lemborexant 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.
Eslicarbazepine belongs to Central Nervous System; Lemborexant belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Induction of CYP3A4 increases the metabolic clearance of lemborexant.
What to do
Avoid the combination where possible; if used, monitor for loss of hypnotic efficacy and consider an alternative insomnia treatment.
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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- Eslicarbazepine + Mavacamten Contraindicated
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- Artemether / lumefantrine + Eslicarbazepine Major
- Avapritinib + Eslicarbazepine Major
- Bedaquiline + Eslicarbazepine Major
- Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen + Eslicarbazepine Major
Other interactions of Lemborexant
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Eslicarbazepine with Lemborexant?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Eslicarbazepine and Lemborexant 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. Eslicarbazepine is a weak-to-moderate CYP3A4 inducer and may lower lemborexant exposure. Reduced exposure may blunt its effect on insomnia. Labeling advises against combining lemborexant with moderate or strong CYP3A4 inducers.
How serious is the interaction between Eslicarbazepine and Lemborexant?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid the combination where possible; if used, monitor for loss of hypnotic efficacy and consider an alternative insomnia treatment.
What other medicines interact with Eslicarbazepine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Eslicarbazepine with, for example, Mavacamten, Rilpivirine, Artemether / lumefantrine. The full list is on the Eslicarbazepine page.
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