Dextroamphetamine and Tranylcypromine interaction

Dextroamphetamine and Tranylcypromine: both prescribing labels flag this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.

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Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.

What the FDA labels say

From the Tranylcypromine (Tranylcypromine Sulfate) label · effective 2025-07-25

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…(SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) tricyclic antidepressants other antidepressants, such as amoxapine, bupropion, maprotiline, nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone, vortioxetine amphetamines and methylphenidates medicines that can raise blood pressure (sympathomimetic medicine), such as pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine and ephedrine.

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These medicines are in some cold, hay fever or weight-loss medicines. sympathomimetic herbal medicines or dietary supplements antihistamines (allergy medicines) triptans buspirone carbamazepine dextromethorphan dopamine hydroxytryptophan and tryptophan levodopa and methyldopa meperidine rasagline resperine s-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM-e) tapentadol tetrabenazin…

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Concomitant use or use in rapid succession with other MAOIs; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors; tricyclic antidepressants; sympathomimetic drugs; and numerous other drugs.

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…antidepressants Other antidepressants (e.g., amoxapine, bupropion, maprotiline, nefazodone, trazodone, vilazodone, vortioxetine) Amphetamines and methylphenidates and derivatives Sympathomimetic products (e.g., cold, hay fever or weight reducing products that contain vasoconstrictors such as pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine, and ephedrine; or dietary supplements…

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…Contraindicated Drugs If in the absence of therapeutic alternatives emergency treatment with a contraindicated product (e.g., linezolid, intravenous methylene blue, direct-acting sympathomimetic drugs such as epinephrine) becomes necessary and cannot be delayed, discontinue tranylcypromine sulfate tablets as soon as possible before initiating treatment with…

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From the Dextroamphetamine (Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Extended-Release) label · effective 2023-12-31

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Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), or within 14 days of stopping MAOIs (including MAOIs such as linezolid or intravenous methylene blue), because of an increased risk of hypertensive crisis [see Warnings and Drug Interactions ].

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Concomitant use of dextroamphetamine sulfate with MAOI drugs is contraindicated [see Contraindications ].

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Serotonergic Drugs The concomitant use of dextroamphetamine sulfate and serotonergic drugs increases the risk of serotonin syndrome.

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If serotonin syndrome occurs, discontinue dextroamphetamine sulfate and the concomitant serotonergic drug(s) [see Warnings and Precautions ].

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Do not administer dextroamphetamine sulfate concomitantly or within 14 days after discontinuing MAOI [see Contraindications and Warnings ].

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