Selegiline and Zolpidem: interaction and safety
This source-based reference is not a personal treatment recommendation. The relevance and management of an interaction depend on the exact products, route, dose and clinical situation.
Interaction mechanism
Selegiline requires caution with other centrally acting or sedating medicines.
Clinical significance and safety
Selegiline and Zolpidem: Selegiline requires caution with other centrally acting or sedating medicines. Drowsiness, dizziness, reduced coordination and falls can be more likely. Driving and other hazardous tasks require particular caution when affected. The class warning does not mean that every combination is contraindicated or that each pair has been tested in a separate clinical trial. Ask a pharmacist or prescriber to review the full medicine list before adding or changing treatment.
Using this information
This is a source-based reference record, not a recommendation to combine, stop or change medicines. A missing interaction record does not establish safe use. A qualified healthcare professional should consider the exact products, doses, other medicines and individual health circumstances.