Drug interactions
Meclizine + Zuranolone
Severity: Moderate
Meclizine and Zuranolone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Zuranolone causes sedation and impaired psychomotor performance, and meclizine is a sedating antihistamine. Using both increases the risk of drowsiness and impaired driving.
What this interaction means in plain words
Meclizine and Zuranolone 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.
Meclizine belongs to Respiratory; Zuranolone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression through GABA-A modulation and H1 antagonism.
What to do
Avoid the combination where practical; if needed, consider lowering the dose of one agent and warn the patient against driving or hazardous tasks.
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 Meclizine
Other interactions of Zuranolone
- Alprazolam + Zuranolone Major
- Amobarbital + Zuranolone Major
- Apalutamide + Zuranolone Major
- Asenapine + Zuranolone Major
- Brexpiprazole + Zuranolone Major
- Butorphanol + Zuranolone Major
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Meclizine with Zuranolone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Meclizine and Zuranolone 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. Zuranolone causes sedation and impaired psychomotor performance, and meclizine is a sedating antihistamine. Using both increases the risk of drowsiness and impaired driving.
How serious is the interaction between Meclizine and Zuranolone?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid the combination where practical; if needed, consider lowering the dose of one agent and warn the patient against driving or hazardous tasks.
What other medicines interact with Meclizine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Meclizine with, for example, Belladonna and opium, Benzhydrocodone / acetaminophen, Brexanolone. The full list is on the Meclizine page.
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