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Interactions médicamenteuses

Mefloquine + Pimozide

Gravité: Contre-indiquée

Mefloquine and Pimozide: contraindicated interaction.

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Résumé

Pimozide is a potent QT-prolonging antipsychotic, and mefloquine further lengthens the QT interval. The combination carries a high risk of torsades de pointes and sudden cardiac death.

Ce que signifie cette interaction, en termes simples

Mefloquine and Pimozide are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two.

Mefloquine belongs to Anti Parasitic; Pimozide belongs to Central Nervous System.

Niveau de preuve: Moderate

Pourquoi elle survient

Additive QT prolongation through cardiac potassium channel blockade.

Conduite à tenir

Do not use together; choose an antimalarial without QT effects. If mefloquine has been taken recently, allow for its long half-life before starting pimozide.

Questions à poser à votre pharmacien

  • Is there an alternative to one of these two medicines for me?
  • If both are essential, who is monitoring me and how often?
  • Which symptoms mean I should stop and seek help straight away?

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Questions fréquentes

Can I take Mefloquine with Pimozide?

MediHelp rates the interaction as contraindicated. Mefloquine and Pimozide are not normally used together. Taking them at the same time is expected to cause harm or make one of them unsafe, so a different medicine is usually chosen for one of the two. Pimozide is a potent QT-prolonging antipsychotic, and mefloquine further lengthens the QT interval. The combination carries a high risk of torsades de pointes and sudden cardiac death.

How serious is the interaction between Mefloquine and Pimozide?

MediHelp rates it contraindicated, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Do not use together; choose an antimalarial without QT effects. If mefloquine has been taken recently, allow for its long half-life before starting pimozide.

What other medicines interact with Mefloquine?

MediHelp also lists interactions of Mefloquine with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Dronedarone, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Mefloquine page.

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