Doxylamine and pyridoxine and Perphenazine interaction

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

Major

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

What the FDA labels say

From the Perphenazine label · effective 2026-08-25

Major

…contraindicated in comatose or greatly obtunded patients and in patients receiving large doses of central nervous system depressants (barbiturates, alcohol, narcotics, analgesics, or antihistamines); in the presence of existing blood dyscrasias, bone marrow depression, or liver damage; and in patients who have shown hypersensitivity to perphenazine products, their…

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Moderate

Other important considerations in the differential diagnosis include central anticholinergic toxicity, heat stroke, drug fever and primary central nervous system (CNS) pathology.

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From the Doxylamine and pyridoxine (Doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride) label · effective 2025-12-03

Major

Central nervous system (CNS) depressants: Concurrent use with alcohol or other CNS depressants is not recommended ( 5.1 )

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Major

Doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride delayed-release tablets use is not recommended if a woman is concurrently using central nervous system (CNS) depressants including alcohol.

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Minor

Concurrent use of alcohol and other CNS depressants (such as hypnotic sedatives and tranquilizers) with doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride delayed-release tablets is not recommended.

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