Drug interactions
Eslicarbazepine + Suvorexant
Severity: Moderate
Eslicarbazepine and Suvorexant: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Eslicarbazepine may reduce suvorexant exposure and its hypnotic effect. Labeling advises that inducers can reduce efficacy.
What this interaction means in plain words
Eslicarbazepine and Suvorexant 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; Suvorexant belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
CYP3A4 induction by eslicarbazepine increases suvorexant clearance.
What to do
Monitor sleep response and consider a higher suvorexant dose within labeled maximums, or choose an alternative hypnotic.
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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- Bedaquiline + Eslicarbazepine Major
- Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen + Eslicarbazepine Major
Other interactions of Suvorexant
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Eslicarbazepine with Suvorexant?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Eslicarbazepine and Suvorexant 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 may reduce suvorexant exposure and its hypnotic effect. Labeling advises that inducers can reduce efficacy.
How serious is the interaction between Eslicarbazepine and Suvorexant?
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 sleep response and consider a higher suvorexant dose within labeled maximums, or choose an alternative hypnotic.
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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