Orap (pimozide) Disease Interactions
There are 11 disease interactions with Orap (pimozide):
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Severe Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Alcoholism
The use of neuroleptic agents is contraindicated in patients with acute alcohol intoxication exhibiting depressed vital signs. The central nervous system depressant effects of neuroleptic agents may be additive with those of alcohol. Severe respiratory depression and respiratory arrest may occur. Therapy with neuroleptic agents should be administered cautiously in patients who might be prone to acute alcohol intake.
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Cns Depression
Severe Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Altered Consciousness, Respiratory Arrest
The use of neuroleptic agents is contraindicated in comatose patients and patients with severe central nervous system depression. Neuroleptic agents may potentiate the CNS and respiratory depression in these patients.
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Nms
Severe Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
The central dopaminergic blocking effects of neuroleptic agents may precipitate or aggravate a potentially fatal symptom complex known as neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). NMS is observed most frequently when high-potency agents like haloperidol are administered intramuscularly, but may occur with any neuroleptic agent given for any length of time. Clinical manifestations of NMS include hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status and autonomic instability (irregular pulse or blood pressure, tachycardia, diaphoresis and cardiac arrhythmias). Additional signs may include elevated creatine phosphokinase, myoglobinuria, and acute renal failure. Neuroleptic agents should not be given to patients with active NMS and should be immediately discontinued if currently being administered in such patients. In patients with a history of NMS, introduction or reintroduction of neuroleptic agents should be carefully considered, since NMS may recur.
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Tardive Dyskinesia
Severe Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Tardive Dyskinesia
Neuroleptic agents may precipitate symptoms of tardive dyskinesia (TD), a syndrome consisting of rhythmic involuntary movements variously involving the tongue, face, mouth, lips, jaw, and/or trunk and extremities, following chronic use of at least several months but often years. Elderly patients, particularly women, are most susceptible. Both the risk of developing the syndrome and the likelihood that it will become irreversible increase with the duration and total cumulative dose of neuroleptic therapy administered. However, patients may infrequently develop symptoms after relatively brief treatment periods at low dosages. If TD occurs during neuroleptic therapy, prompt withdrawal of the offending agent or at least a lowering of the dosage should be considered. TD symptoms may become more severe after drug discontinuation or a dosage reduction, but may gradually improve over months to years. In patients with preexisting drug-induced TD, initiating or increasing the dosage of neuroleptic therapy may temporarily mask the symptoms of TD but could eventually worsen the condition. The newer, atypical neuroleptic agents (e.g., risperidone, quetiapine, olanzapine) tend to be associated with a substantially reduced risk of inducing TD and are considered the drugs of choice in patients being treated for psychosis.
Pimozide (Includes Orap) ↔ Pituitary Tumors
Severe Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Pituitary Tumor
Pimozide may have a tumorigenic potential and has been shown to cause a dose-related increase in pituitary tumors in mice. When treated for up to 18 months, pituitary gland changes that occurred were characterized as hyperplasia at doses approximating the human dose and adenoma at doses about 15 times the maximum recommended human dose on a mg/kg basis. The full significance of this finding is unknown but should be considered when prescribing pimozide, particularly in patients with preexisting pituitary tumors.
Pimozide (Includes Orap) ↔ Qt Interval Prolongation
Severe Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Diarrhea, Hypokalemia, Magnesium Imbalance, Abnormal Electrocardiogram, Electrolyte Abnormalities, Arrhythmias
The use of pimozide is contraindicated in patients with congenital or acquired QT interval prolongation syndromes or a history of cardiac arrhythmias. Pimozide can prolong the QT interval of the electrocardiogram. The risk of torsade de pointes is progressively increased as the degree of prolongation becomes greater. Electrolyte disturbances such as hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia may augment the prolongation effect of pimozide on the QT interval and should be corrected prior to institution of pimozide therapy. In addition, patients who experience frequent, severe, or prolonged diarrhea may be subject to electrolyte losses and should be followed closely and managed accordingly during therapy with pimozide.
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Anticholinergic Effects
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Gastrointestinal Obstruction, Glaucoma/Intraocular Hypertension, Urinary Retention
Most neuroleptic agents have anticholinergic activity, to which elderly patients are particularly sensitive. Clozapine and low-potency agents such as chlorpromazine and thioridazine tend to exhibit the greatest degree of anticholinergic effects in the class, while haloperidol as well as the newer, atypical agents like quetiapine, risperidone and ziprasidone have generally been associated with very low frequencies of anticholinergic adverse effects. Therapy with neuroleptic agents should be administered cautiously in patients with preexisting conditions that are likely to be exacerbated by anticholinergic activity, such as urinary retention or obstruction; angle-closure glaucoma, untreated intraocular hypertension, or uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma; and gastrointestinal obstructive disorders.
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Breast Cancer
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: Breast Cancer
The chronic use of neuroleptic agents can cause persistent elevations in prolactin levels. Based on in vitro data, approximately one-third of human breast cancers are thought to be prolactin-dependent. The clinical significance of this observation with respect to long-term neuroleptic therapy is unknown. Chronic administration of neuroleptic drugs has been associated with mammary tumorigenesis in rodent studies but not in human clinical or epidemiologic studies. Until further data are available, therapy with neuroleptic agents should be administered cautiously in patients with a previously detected breast cancer.
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Parkinsonism
Moderate Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Parkinsonism
The use of neuroleptic agents is associated with pseudo-parkinsonian symptoms such as akinesia, bradykinesia, tremors, pill-rolling motion, cogwheel rigidity, and postural abnormalities including stooped posture and shuffling gait. The onset is usually 1 to 2 weeks following initiation of therapy or an increase in dosage. Older neuroleptic agents such as haloperidol are more likely to induce these effects, and their use may be contraindicated in patients with Parkinson's disease or parkinsonian symptoms.
Neuroleptics (Includes Orap) ↔ Seizure Disorders
Moderate Potential Hazard, Moderate plausibility
Applies to: CNS Disorder, Alcoholism
Neuroleptic agents can lower the seizure threshold and induce seizures, particularly when dosages are high or increased rapidly and during the initiation of therapy. Clozapine appears to have the greatest epileptogenic potential, while most of the other newer, atypical neuroleptic agents (e.g., risperidone, quetiapine, olanzapine), as well as haloperidol and molindone, have the least. Therapy with neuroleptic agents should be administered cautiously in patients with a history of seizures or other factors predisposing to seizures such as abnormal EEG, preexisting CNS pathology, or head trauma. Adequate anticonvulsant therapy should be maintained during administration of neuroleptic agents. Clozapine should not be used in patients with uncontrolled epilepsy.
Pimozide (Includes Orap) ↔ Renal/Liver Disease
Moderate Potential Hazard, High plausibility
Applies to: Renal Dysfunction, Liver Disease
Pimozide is extensively metabolized by the liver, and both parent drug and metabolites are eliminated by the kidney. Patients with impaired renal and/or hepatic function may be at greater risk for adverse effects due to drug and metabolite accumulation. Therapy with pimozide should be administered cautiously in such patients.
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Drug Interaction Classification
The classifications below are a general guideline only. It is difficult to determine the relevance of a particular drug interaction to any individual given the large number of variables.
| Major | Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. |
| Moderate | Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. |
| Minor | Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. |
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