Amiodarone and Haloperidol interaction
Amiodarone and Haloperidol: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.
Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.
What the FDA labels say
From the Amiodarone (Nexterone) label · effective 2024-04-16
Reserve the combination of amiodarone with other antiarrhythmic therapies that prolong the QTc to patients with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias who are incompletely responsive to a single agent.
From the Haloperidol (Haldol Decanoate) label · effective 2025-11-11
Concomitant use of HALDOL DECANOATE with other products that prolong the QTc interval may result in a greater increase in the QTc interval, and adverse reactions associated with QTc interval prolongation, including torsade de pointes, other serious arrythmias, and sudden death [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2) ].
CYP3A4 and/or CYP2D6 Inhibitors Clinical Impact CYP3A4 and/or CYP2D6 inhibitors increase haloperidol exposure (haloperidol is a CYP3A4 and CYP2D6 substrate) [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ].
Concomitant use of HALDOL DECANOATE and CYP3A4 and/or CYP2D6 inhibitors may increase the risk of haloperidol-associated adverse reactions.
Table 3: Other Clinically Significant Drugs Interactions See www.fda.gov/CYPandTransporterInteractingDrugs for examples of CYP3A4 and/or CYP2D6 inhibitors, CYP3A4 inducers, and CYP2D6 substrates.
CYP2D6 Substrates Clinical Impact Haloperidol is a CYP2D6 inhibitor.
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