Drug interactions
Estazolam + Paliperidone
Severity: Moderate
Estazolam and Paliperidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Estazolam is a benzodiazepine hypnotic and paliperidone is a sedating antipsychotic. Together they can produce greater drowsiness, psychomotor impairment, orthostatic hypotension and respiratory depression.
What this interaction means in plain words
Estazolam and Paliperidone 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 central nervous system depression via GABA-A potentiation and antipsychotic receptor blockade.
What to do
Use the lowest effective estazolam dose and monitor for oversedation, hypotension and falls. Counsel patients to avoid alcohol and driving.
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 Paliperidone
- Ibutilide + Paliperidone Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Paliperidone + Vandetanib Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Paliperidone Major
- Amiodarone + Paliperidone Major
- Amisulpride + Paliperidone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Estazolam with Paliperidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Estazolam and Paliperidone 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. Estazolam is a benzodiazepine hypnotic and paliperidone is a sedating antipsychotic. Together they can produce greater drowsiness, psychomotor impairment, orthostatic hypotension and respiratory depression.
How serious is the interaction between Estazolam and Paliperidone?
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 estazolam dose and monitor for oversedation, hypotension and falls. Counsel patients to avoid alcohol and driving.
What other medicines interact with Paliperidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Paliperidone with, for example, Ibutilide, Pimozide, Vandetanib. The full list is on the Paliperidone page.
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