Alprazolam and Dexamethasone interaction
Alprazolam and Dexamethasone: the Alprazolam prescribing label describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Alprazolam (Alprazolam XR) label · effective 2025-02-11
• Use with CYP3A Inducers: Increase the risk of reduced efficacy of alprazolam.
Examples Nefazodone, fluvoxamine, cimetidine, erythromycin CYP3A Inducers Clinical implication Concomitant use of CYP3A inducers can increase alprazolam metabolism and therefore can decease plasma levels of alprazolam [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] .
Following long term treatment of ritonavir (> 10-14 days), CYP3A4 induction offsets this inhibition.
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