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Table 1 Potential drug-drug interactions

From: Management of schizophrenia and comorbid substance use disorders: expert review and guidance

Drug

Metabolizing mechanisms

Inducers

Inhibitors

Other interactions not mediated by CYP metabolism

Aripiprazole

CYP2D6

CYP3A4

Carbamazepine, rifampicin, efavirenz, nevirapine

Ketoconazole, grape juice, fluoxetine, erythromycin,

HIV-protease inhibitors,

bupropion, methadone

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)

Cariprazine

CYP3A4

Carbamazepine, phenobarbital, efavirenz, etravirine

Azole antifungals, grape juice, boceprevir, macrolide antibiotics, cobicistat,

HIV-inhibitors nefazodone,

diltiazem, verapamil

P-glycoprotein substrates, such as dabigatran, digoxin

Clozapine

CYP1A2

Cigarette smoke, carbamazepine, phenytoin, rifampicin, omeprazole

Caffeine, perazine, fluvoxamine, oral contraceptives, ciprofloxacin

Bone marrow suppressants, benzodiazepines, anticholinergics, antihypertensives, warfarin, digoxin, lithium, disulfiram

Haloperidol

CYP3A4

CYP2D6

Carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifampicin

Erythromycin, levofloxacin, buspirone, ritonavir, alprazolam, azole antifungals, nefazodone, fluoxetine, paroxetine, fluvoxamine

Class 1 A and class 3 antiarrhythmics, citalopram, methadone, ziprasidone, desipramine, imipramine

Olanzapine

CYP1A2

Carbamazepine, phenytoin, rifampicin, omeprazole

Fluvoxamine

Diazepam, charcoal, antihypertensive agents, levodopa

Paliperidone

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-

Carbamazepine, valproate, levodopa

Quetiapine

CYP3A4

Carbamazepine, barbiturates, phenytoin, rifampicin, glucocorticoids

Azole antifungals, erythromycin, protease inhibitors

Levodopa, lorazepam, thioridazine

Risperidone

CYP2D6

CYP3A4

Carbamazepine, rifampicin, phenytoin, phenobarbital,

Paroxetine, fluoxetine, quinidine, azole antifungals, ritonavir and ritonavir-boosted

protease inhibitors, verapamil

Levodopa, furosemide