Drug interactions
Fluphenazine + Ganaxolone
Severity: Moderate
Fluphenazine and Ganaxolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ganaxolone is a sedating neuroactive steroid, and fluphenazine also causes sedation, so concurrent use may increase somnolence and psychomotor impairment.
What this interaction means in plain words
Fluphenazine and Ganaxolone 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.
Fluphenazine belongs to Central Nervous System; Ganaxolone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression through GABA-A modulation and phenothiazine antihistaminic and antidopaminergic effects.
What to do
Monitor for excessive somnolence and sedation and reduce the dose of one agent if needed. Advise against driving or operating machinery until effects are known.
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 Fluphenazine
- Arsenic trioxide + Fluphenazine Contraindicated
- Dofetilide + Fluphenazine Contraindicated
- Fluphenazine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Fluphenazine + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Adagrasib + Fluphenazine Major
- Alfentanil + Fluphenazine Major
Other interactions of Ganaxolone
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Fluphenazine with Ganaxolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Fluphenazine and Ganaxolone 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. Ganaxolone is a sedating neuroactive steroid, and fluphenazine also causes sedation, so concurrent use may increase somnolence and psychomotor impairment.
How serious is the interaction between Fluphenazine and Ganaxolone?
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 for excessive somnolence and sedation and reduce the dose of one agent if needed. Advise against driving or operating machinery until effects are known.
What other medicines interact with Fluphenazine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Fluphenazine with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Fluphenazine page.
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