Alfentanil
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Drug reference
Molindone
Atypical Antipsychotic · Antipsychotic
Also known as Molindone hydrochloride
Atypical AntipsychoticAntipsychotic
CDSCO approvedSchedule X
EXCRETION
—
not curated
INTERACTIONS
12 major
SEVERE in our sources
PREGNANCY
—
not curated
Top interactionssee all 12 →
- AlfentanilSevereDatabaseDDInter
- BenzhydrocodoneSevereDatabaseDDInter
- BuprenorphineSevereDatabaseDDInter
- BupropionSevereDatabaseDDInter
Mechanism
Molindone is a first-generation antipsychotic. The textbook indicates its potencies at neurotransmitter receptors, suggesting its therapeutic effects are mediated through interactions with these receptors.
Indications
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Dosing
- Adult
- Most antipsychotic drugs are readily but incompletely absorbed. Furthermore, many undergo significant firstpass metabolism. Thus, oral doses of chlorpromazine and thioridazine have systemic availability of 25–35%, whereas haloperidol, which has less firstpass metabolism, has an average systemic availability of about 65%.…
Side effects
Serious
- Tardive dyskinesia
Drug interactions
Benzhydrocodone
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Buprenorphine
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Bupropion
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Butorphanol
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Clozapine
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Codeine
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Deutetrabenazine
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
Dextropropoxyphene
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
Dezocine
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
Dihydrocodeine
Severe
Database
Clinical effect not specified
Source: DDInter
Fentanyl
Severe
Database
Drug interaction classified as: synergy
Source: DDInter
Related guidelines
Other Atypical Antipsychotic drugs
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Sources: Katzung·Verified: 2026-05-13 · House clinical team