LURASIDONE HCL (Generic for LATUDA)

Lurasidone Hydrochloride 20mg, Oral tablet

Cannabis

· Severity: Major

· Notes for Consumers: Discuss cannabis use with your care team. The effects of your medication may be altered if used with cannabis. Call emergency services right away if you experience slow or shallow breathing, shortness of breath, feeling faint, dizziness, confusion, or trouble staying awake.

· Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid cannabis use while taking CNS depressants due to the risk for additive CNS depression and potential for other cognitive adverse reactions.

Lurasidone Hydrochloride 20mg, Oral tablet

Alcohol

· Severity: Major

· Notes for Consumers: Do not drink alcohol while taking this medication. Drinking alcohol while taking this medication can cause serious side effects, such as central nervous system (CNS) depression, and can increase the risk of falling. Call emergency services right away if you experience symptoms of CNS depression: slow or shallow breathing, shortness of breath, feeling faint, dizziness, confusion, trouble staying awake.

· Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid alcohol consumption while taking CNS depressants. Alcohol consumption may result in additive CNS depression.

Lurasidone Hydrochloride 20mg, Oral tablet

Grapefruit juice

· Severity: Major

· Notes for Consumers: Grapefruit and Grapefruit juice should be avoided while taking Lurasidone. Grapefruit juice and grapefruit-containing foods may increase the risk for side effects from Lurasidone such as drowsiness, dizziness, or other effects.

· Notes for Professionals: Advise patients to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice while taking lurasidone. Because lurasidone is primarily metabolized by CYP3A4, an interaction is possible with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors such as grapefruit juice. Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may increase lurasidone exposure.

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