Eluxadoline and Lorazepam interaction

Eluxadoline and Lorazepam: the Lorazepam prescribing label flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.

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Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.

What the FDA labels say

From the Lorazepam (LOREEV XR) label · effective 2025-10-08

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WARNING: RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH OPIOIDS; ABUSE, MISUSE, AND ADDICTION; and DEPENDENCE AND WITHDRAWAL REACTIONS Concomitant use of benzodiazepines and opioids may result in profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma, and death.

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Concomitant use of benzodiazepines and opioids may result in profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma, and death.

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Caution patients receiving LOREEV XR against operating machinery or driving a motor vehicle as well to avoid the concomitant use of alcohol and other CNS depressant drugs during treatment ( 5.4 , 7 )

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Advise both patients and caregivers about the risks of respiratory depression and sedation when LOREEV XR is used with opioids.

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Use of benzodiazepines, including LOREEV XR, both used alone and in combination with other CNS depressants, may lead to potentially fatal respiratory depression.

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