Butalbital and acetaminophen and Protriptyline interaction
Butalbital and acetaminophen and Protriptyline: 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 Butalbital and acetaminophen label · effective 2026-08-06
Butalbital and acetaminophen may enhance the effects of:other narcotic analgesics, alcohol, general anesthetics, tranquilizers such as chlordiazepoxide, sedative-hypnotics, or other CNS depressants, causing increased CNS depression.
From the Protriptyline (Protriptyline Hydrochloride) label · effective 2023-07-25
Protriptyline may enhance the response to alcohol and the effects of barbiturates and other CNS depressants.
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Open in the checkerNot 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.