Fluvoxamine and Olanzapine and fluoxetine interaction
Fluvoxamine 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 Fluvoxamine (fluvoxamine maleate) label · effective 2026-04-23
Anyone considering the use of Fluvoxamine Maleate Tablets or any other antidepressant in a child, adolescent, or young adult must balance this risk with the clinical need.
If concomitant use of Fluvoxamine Maleate Tablets with other serotonergic drugs is clinically warranted, patients should be made aware of a potential increased risk for serotonin syndrome, particularly during treatment initiation and dose increases.
If concomitant use of Fluvoxamine Maleate Tablets with other serotonergic drugs is clinically warranted, inform patients of the increased risk for serotonin syndrome and monitor for symptoms.
The risk is increased with concomitant use of other serotonergic drugs (including triptans, tricyclic antidepressants, fentanyl, meperidine, methadone, lithium, tramadol, tryptophan, buspirone, amphetamines, and St.
CNS Active Drugs Antipsychotics: See Warnings and Precautions ( 5.2 ) .
From the Olanzapine and fluoxetine label · effective 2026-03-31
If concomitant use of olanzapine and fluoxetine capsules with other serotonergic drugs is clinically warranted, patients should be made aware of a potential increased risk for serotonin syndrome, particularly during treatment initiation and dose increases ( 5.6 )
If concomitant use of olanzapine and fluoxetine capsules with other serotonergic drugs is clinically warranted, inform patients of the increased risk for serotonin syndrome and monitor for symptoms.
Serotonergic Drugs : ( 2.4 , 2.5 , 4.1 , 5.6 , 7.3 ) Fluvoxamine : May increase olanzapine levels; a lower dose of the olanzapine component of olanzapine and fluoxetine capsules should be considered ( 7.6 )
This results in a mean increase in olanzapine C max following fluvoxamine administration of 54% in female nonsmokers and 77% in male smokers.
Lower doses of the olanzapine component of olanzapine and fluoxetine capsules should be considered in patients receiving concomitant treatment with fluvoxamine.
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