Drug interactions
Ethanol + Lurasidone
Severity: Moderate
Ethanol and Lurasidone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Alcohol adds to lurasidone's sedative effects and can worsen drowsiness, dizziness and impaired coordination and judgment.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ethanol and Lurasidone 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 CNS depression.
What to do
Advise patients to avoid alcohol or limit it strictly, and to avoid driving or operating machinery if sedated.
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 Lurasidone
- Apalutamide + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Atazanavir + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Carbamazepine + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Clarithromycin + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Cobicistat + Lurasidone Contraindicated
- Conivaptan + Lurasidone Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ethanol with Lurasidone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ethanol and Lurasidone 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. Alcohol adds to lurasidone's sedative effects and can worsen drowsiness, dizziness and impaired coordination and judgment.
How serious is the interaction between Ethanol and Lurasidone?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Advise patients to avoid alcohol or limit it strictly, and to avoid driving or operating machinery if sedated.
What other medicines interact with Lurasidone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Lurasidone with, for example, Apalutamide, Atazanavir, Carbamazepine. The full list is on the Lurasidone page.
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