Drug interactions
Flibanserin + Quazepam
Severity: Moderate
Flibanserin and Quazepam: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Quazepam is a long-acting benzodiazepine hypnotic and flibanserin also produces somnolence and dizziness. The combination can cause excessive sedation, impaired psychomotor performance, falls and syncope.
What this interaction means in plain words
Flibanserin and Quazepam 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 pharmacodynamic CNS depression.
What to do
Counsel patients about additive sedation, avoid alcohol, and use the lowest effective quazepam dose. Reassess the need for both drugs if daytime impairment occurs.
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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- Cobicistat + Flibanserin Contraindicated
- Conivaptan + Flibanserin Contraindicated
- Crizotinib + Flibanserin Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Flibanserin with Quazepam?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Flibanserin and Quazepam 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. Quazepam is a long-acting benzodiazepine hypnotic and flibanserin also produces somnolence and dizziness. The combination can cause excessive sedation, impaired psychomotor performance, falls and syncope.
How serious is the interaction between Flibanserin and Quazepam?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Counsel patients about additive sedation, avoid alcohol, and use the lowest effective quazepam dose. Reassess the need for both drugs if daytime impairment occurs.
What other medicines interact with Flibanserin?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Flibanserin with, for example, Atazanavir, Ceritinib, Clarithromycin. The full list is on the Flibanserin page.
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