Drug interactions
Secobarbital + Selinexor
Severity: Moderate
Secobarbital and Selinexor: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Selinexor commonly causes dizziness, confusion and other neurological adverse effects, and secobarbital is a sedative-hypnotic that causes drowsiness and cognitive impairment. Taken together, these effects can add up and raise the risk of falls, excessive sedation and confusion.
What this interaction means in plain words
Secobarbital and Selinexor 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.
Secobarbital belongs to Central Nervous System; Selinexor belongs to Oncology.
Why it happens
Additive central nervous system effects; no pharmacokinetic mechanism is established.
What to do
Avoid combining where an alternative to secobarbital exists. If it is used, monitor for dizziness, confusion and sedation, and counsel the patient on fall prevention and driving.
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 Secobarbital
- Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates + Secobarbital Contraindicated
- Doravirine + Secobarbital Contraindicated
- Elbasvir / grazoprevir + Secobarbital Contraindicated
- Elvitegravir / cobicistat / emtricitabine / tenofovir df + Secobarbital Contraindicated
- Isavuconazonium + Secobarbital Contraindicated
- Lonafarnib + Secobarbital Contraindicated
Other interactions of Selinexor
- Aldesleukin + Selinexor Moderate
- Alprazolam + Selinexor Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Selinexor Moderate
- Amobarbital + Selinexor Moderate
- Aripiprazole + Selinexor Moderate
- Asenapine + Selinexor Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Secobarbital with Selinexor?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Secobarbital and Selinexor 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. Selinexor commonly causes dizziness, confusion and other neurological adverse effects, and secobarbital is a sedative-hypnotic that causes drowsiness and cognitive impairment. Taken together, these effects can add up and raise the risk of falls, excessive sedation and confusion.
How serious is the interaction between Secobarbital and Selinexor?
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 combining where an alternative to secobarbital exists. If it is used, monitor for dizziness, confusion and sedation, and counsel the patient on fall prevention and driving.
What other medicines interact with Secobarbital?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Secobarbital with, for example, Calcium / magnesium / potassium / sodium oxybates, Doravirine, Elbasvir / grazoprevir. The full list is on the Secobarbital page.
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