Chlordiazepoxide and Olanzapine and fluoxetine interaction
Chlordiazepoxide and Olanzapine and fluoxetine: 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 Chlordiazepoxide (CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE) label · effective 2023-02-07
Prescribe the lowest effective dosage; avoid or minimize concomitant use of CNS depressants and other substances associated with abuse, misuse, and addiction (e.g., opioid analgesics, stimulants); and advise patients on the proper disposal of unused drug.
The concomitant use of alcohol or other central nervous system depressants may have an additive effect.
From the Olanzapine and fluoxetine label · effective 2026-03-31
Benzodiazepines : May potentiate orthostatic hypotension and sedation ( 7.6 , 7.7 )
Potential for Other Drugs to Affect Olanzapine and Fluoxetine Capsules Benzodiazepines — Co-administration of diazepam with olanzapine potentiated the orthostatic hypotension observed with olanzapine [see Drug Interactions ( 7.7 )] .
Benzodiazepines — Multiple doses of olanzapine did not influence the pharmacokinetics of diazepam and its active metabolite N-desmethyldiazepam.
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