Alcohol and Verapamil interaction

Alcohol and Verapamil: the Verapamil prescribing label describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.

Moderate

Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.

What the FDA labels say

From the Verapamil (Verapamil Hydrochloride) label · effective 2025-03-25

Moderate

Alcohol Verapamil has been found to significantly inhibit ethanol elimination resulting in elevated blood ethanol concentrations that may prolong the intoxicating effects of alcohol.

Drug interactionsnames AlcoholView label on DailyMed
Minor

Alcohol elimination inhibited resulting in elevated ethanol levels ( 7.6 )

Drug interactionsnames AlcoholView label on DailyMed

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Not medical advice. Interaction Checker quotes FDA label text and NIH fact sheets. Whether an interaction matters for you depends on doses, timing, kidney and liver function, and other conditions. Confirm with a pharmacist or prescriber.