Drug interactions
Secobarbital + Ziconotide
Severity: Moderate
Secobarbital and Ziconotide: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Ziconotide commonly causes dizziness, confusion and sedation, and a barbiturate adds to these CNS effects. Reduced consciousness and cognitive impairment may become more pronounced.
What this interaction means in plain words
Secobarbital 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.
Secobarbital belongs to Central Nervous System; Ziconotide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression through N-type calcium channel blockade by ziconotide and GABA-A potentiation by the barbiturate.
What to do
Monitor for sedation, confusion and decreased consciousness, and reduce the dose of one or both drugs if these develop. Stop ziconotide if significant cognitive impairment occurs.
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 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 Secobarbital with Ziconotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Secobarbital 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 commonly causes dizziness, confusion and sedation, and a barbiturate adds to these CNS effects. Reduced consciousness and cognitive impairment may become more pronounced.
How serious is the interaction between Secobarbital 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 sedation, confusion and decreased consciousness, and reduce the dose of one or both drugs if these develop. Stop ziconotide if significant cognitive impairment occurs.
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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