Bupropion and Modafinil interaction
Bupropion and Modafinil: both prescribing labels describe an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Bupropion (BUPROPION HCl ER (XL)) label · effective 2026-02-04
…medications that lower the seizure threshold (e.g., other bupropion products, antipsychotics, tricyclic antidepressants, theophylline, and systemic corticosteroids), metabolic disorders (e.g., hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, severe hepatic impairment, and hypoxia), or use of illicit drugs (e.g., cocaine) or abuse or misuse of prescription drugs such as CNS stimulants.
Drug-Laboratory Test Interactions: Bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets (XL) can cause false-positive urine test results for amphetamines (7.7).
Drug-Laboratory Test Interactions False-positive urine immunoassay screening tests for amphetamines have been reported in patients taking bupropion.
Confirmatory tests such as gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, will distinguish bupropion from amphetamines.
From the Modafinil (Provigil) label · effective 2025-10-16
In individuals deficient in the CYP2D6 enzyme, the levels of CYP2D6 substrates which have ancillary routes of elimination through CYP2C19, such as tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, may be increased by co-administration of PROVIGIL.
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