Dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt) and Phenelzine interaction
Dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt) and Phenelzine: the Phenelzine prescribing label 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 Phenelzine (phenelzine sulfate) label · effective 2026-05-21
…Avoid Meat and Fish Pickled herring Liver Dry sausage (including Genoa salami, hard salami, pepperoni, and Lebanon bologna) Vegetables Broad bean pods (fava bean pods) Sauerkraut Dairy Products Cheese (cottage cheese and cream cheese are allowed) Yogurt Beverages Beer and wine Alcohol-free and reduced-alcohol beer and wine products Miscellaneous Yeast extract…
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