Magnesium Oxybate

25 interactions 2 explained in plain English

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Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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2 Contraindicated 22 Major 1 Moderate

All (25) Contraindicated (2) Major (22) Moderate (1)

Contraindicated

Magnesium Oxybate Diphenhydramine Injection Banophen An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Diphenhydramine Topical Afterbite with Antihistamine An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details

Major

Magnesium Oxybate Acetaminophen And Codeine Capital® & Codeine Explained An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Buprenorphine Belbuca Explained An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Aripiprazole Injection Abilify An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Asenapine Transdermal Patch Secuado An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Butorphanol Injection Butorphic An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Butorphanol Nasal Spray Stadol® NS An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Cetirizine Injection Aller-Tec An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Cetirizine Ophthalmic Zerviate An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Diazepam Nasal Spray Valtoco An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Diazepam Rectal Diastat An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Esketamine Nasal Spray Spravato An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Fentanyl Transdermal Patch Duragesic® An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Hydromorphone Injection Dilaudid An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Hydromorphone Rectal available generically An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Lacosamide Injection Motpoly An increased risk of CNS depression Details Magnesium Oxybate Levodopa Oral Inhalation Inbrija An increased risk of CNS depression Details Magnesium Oxybate Metoclopramide Injection Gimoti An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Gimoti An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Midazolam Nasal Spray Nayzilam An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Midazolam Injection Nayzilam An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Morphine Injection Astramorph® PF An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details Magnesium Oxybate Nalbuphine Injection Nubain® An increased risk of CNS depression and clinically significant respiratory depression, obtundation, hypotension, profound sedation... Details

Moderate

Magnesium Oxybate Clonidine Transdermal Patch Catapres An increased risk of sedation and somnolence Details

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