Chlordiazepoxide and Thiothixene interaction
Chlordiazepoxide and Thiothixene: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.
Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.
What the FDA labels say
From the Chlordiazepoxide (CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE) label · effective 2023-02-07
Prescribe the lowest effective dosage; avoid or minimize concomitant use of CNS depressants and other substances associated with abuse, misuse, and addiction (e.g., opioid analgesics, stimulants); and advise patients on the proper disposal of unused drug.
The concomitant use of alcohol or other central nervous system depressants may have an additive effect.
From the Thiothixene label · effective 2025-02-25
As in the case of other CNS-acting drugs, patients receiving thiothixene should be cautioned about the possible additive effects (which may include hypotension) with CNS depressants and with alcohol.
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