Oxymetazoline and Zavegepant interaction
Oxymetazoline and Zavegepant: the Zavegepant prescribing label flags 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 Zavegepant (ZAVZPRET) label · effective 2025-08-11
• Avoid use of intranasal decongestants; if unavoidable, administer intranasal decongestants at least 1 hour after ZAVZPRET administration.
Avoid concomitant administration of intranasal decongestants with ZAVZPRET.
When concomitant use is unavoidable, intranasal decongestants should be administered at least 1 hour after ZAVZPRET administration [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] .
Intranasal Decongestants Concomitant administration of ZAVZPRET with intranasal decongestants may decrease the absorption of zavegepant.
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