Drug interactions
Ganaxolone + Pentazocine
Severity: Moderate
Ganaxolone and Pentazocine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ganaxolone is a neuroactive steroid that causes somnolence, and combining it with opioids may increase sedation and respiratory depression. The effect is expected from its pharmacology and labeling advises caution with other CNS depressants.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ganaxolone and Pentazocine 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 belongs to Central Nervous System; Pentazocine belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression through GABA-A modulation and opioid effects.
What to do
Monitor for excessive sedation and respiratory depression, and reduce the dose of one or both drugs if needed. Advise patients not to drive or operate machinery until the response is 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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- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Pentazocine Contraindicated
- Olanzapine / samidorphan + Pentazocine Contraindicated
- Pentazocine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Pentazocine + Tranylcypromine Contraindicated
- Alfentanil + Pentazocine Major
- Alprazolam + Pentazocine Major
Other interactions of Ganaxolone
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Ganaxolone with Pentazocine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ganaxolone and Pentazocine 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 neuroactive steroid that causes somnolence, and combining it with opioids may increase sedation and respiratory depression. The effect is expected from its pharmacology and labeling advises caution with other CNS depressants.
How serious is the interaction between Ganaxolone and Pentazocine?
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 sedation and respiratory depression, and reduce the dose of one or both drugs if needed. Advise patients not to drive or operate machinery until the response is known.
What other medicines interact with Pentazocine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Pentazocine with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Olanzapine / samidorphan, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Pentazocine page.
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