Drug interactions
Modafinil + Ziconotide
Severity: Moderate
Modafinil and Ziconotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ziconotide is an intrathecal analgesic with significant neuropsychiatric effects including sedation, confusion, dizziness and mood change. Modafinil may reduce sedation but could mask early signs of ziconotide neurotoxicity or add to psychiatric effects. The interaction is not well characterised.
What this interaction means in plain words
Modafinil and Ziconotide 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.
Modafinil belongs to Central Nervous System; Ziconotide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Opposing and potentially additive pharmacodynamic CNS effects; no established pharmacokinetic mechanism.
What to do
Monitor cognition, mood and level of consciousness regularly. Stop or reduce ziconotide promptly if psychiatric or cognitive symptoms appear.
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 Modafinil
Other interactions of Ziconotide
- Clozapine + Ziconotide Major
- Alprazolam + Ziconotide Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Ziconotide Moderate
- Amobarbital + Ziconotide Moderate
- Aripiprazole + Ziconotide Moderate
- Armodafinil + Ziconotide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Modafinil with Ziconotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Modafinil and Ziconotide 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. Ziconotide is an intrathecal analgesic with significant neuropsychiatric effects including sedation, confusion, dizziness and mood change. Modafinil may reduce sedation but could mask early signs of ziconotide neurotoxicity or add to psychiatric effects. The interaction is not well characterised.
How serious is the interaction between Modafinil and Ziconotide?
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 cognition, mood and level of consciousness regularly. Stop or reduce ziconotide promptly if psychiatric or cognitive symptoms appear.
What other medicines interact with Modafinil?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Modafinil with, for example, Lenacapavir, Leniolisib, Lorlatinib. The full list is on the Modafinil page.
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