Drug interactions
Ramelteon + Ziconotide
Severity: Moderate
Ramelteon and Ziconotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ziconotide can cause sedation, confusion and other neuropsychiatric effects, and ramelteon may add to drowsiness. Clinical data on the combination are limited.
What this interaction means in plain words
Ramelteon 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.
Ramelteon belongs to Central Nervous System; Ziconotide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depressant effects; no pharmacokinetic interaction is established.
What to do
Monitor for oversedation and changes in cognition or mood. Reduce or stop ramelteon if CNS effects increase.
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 Ramelteon
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Ramelteon Contraindicated
- Fluvoxamine + Ramelteon Contraindicated
- Ramelteon + Sodium oxybate Contraindicated
- Alfentanil + Ramelteon Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Ramelteon Moderate
- Amobarbital + Ramelteon Moderate
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 Ramelteon with Ziconotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Ramelteon 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 can cause sedation, confusion and other neuropsychiatric effects, and ramelteon may add to drowsiness. Clinical data on the combination are limited.
How serious is the interaction between Ramelteon 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 for oversedation and changes in cognition or mood. Reduce or stop ramelteon if CNS effects increase.
What other medicines interact with Ramelteon?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Ramelteon with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Fluvoxamine, Sodium oxybate. The full list is on the Ramelteon page.
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