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Cholesterol absorption inhibitorReviewed May 22, 2026

Ezetimibe (Zetia) and Ketamine Therapy | Tovani Health

Zetia (Ezetimibe) (also: Nexlizet)Cholesterol absorption inhibitor

Verdict at Tovani Health

Fully compatible with KAP.

Ezetimibe and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Often added when statin alone doesn't reach LDL goals, or used as a statin alternative in patients with statin intolerance.

If you take Zetia regularly and are considering at-home ketamine therapy, the combination is generally safe at therapeutic doses. This page covers the brief pharmacologic context and what we do at intake.

How Zetia interacts with ketamine

Ezetimibe blocks the NPC1L1 cholesterol transporter in the intestine, reducing dietary and biliary cholesterol absorption. Glucuronide metabolism with enterohepatic recirculation. No CYP3A4 effect; no meaningful ketamine interaction.

What we do at intake

Continue as normal.

Bottom line

Ezetimibe and ketamine have no clinically significant interaction. Often added when statin alone doesn't reach LDL goals, or used as a statin alternative in patients with statin intolerance.

Ready to find out if at-home ketamine fits your situation?

We’ll note that you’re on Zetia (Ezetimibe) at intake. The eligibility check takes 5 minutes and gives you an honest answer about whether at-home ketamine fits your specific situation.

FL and NJ residents only. Benjamin Soffer, DO — Tovani Health.

Clinically reviewed

Reviewed by Benjamin Soffer, DO on May 22, 2026. Dr. Soffer is a board-certified physician (American Board of Internal Medicine) licensed in Florida and New Jersey, prescribing at-home ketamine therapy through Tovani Health.

This page is general information about how this medication interacts with at-home ketamine therapy at Tovani Health. It is not a substitute for medical advice from your prescribing physician about your specific situation. Always discuss medication changes with the doctor who prescribed them.