Primidone and Prochlorperazine interaction
Primidone and Prochlorperazine: the Prochlorperazine prescribing label 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 Prochlorperazine (PROCHLORPERAZINE MALEATE) label · effective 2025-07-09
Do not use in comatose states or in the presence of large amounts of central nervous system depressants (alcohol, barbiturates, narcotics, etc.). Do not use in pediatric surgery.
Phenothiazines may intensify or prolong the action of central nervous system depressants (e.g., alcohol, anesthetics, narcotics).
Phenothiazines may lower the convulsive threshold; dosage adjustments of anticonvulsants may be necessary.
Potentiation of anticonvulsant effects does not occur.
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