Rasagiline and Tetrabenazine interaction
Rasagiline and Tetrabenazine: the Tetrabenazine 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 Tetrabenazine label · effective 2019-11-29
• Taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).
Tetrabenazine tablets should not be used in combination with an MAOI, or within a minimum of 14 days of discontinuing therapy with an MAOI [see Drug Interactions ( 7.3 )].
• Taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) or reserpine ( 4 , 7.2 , 7.3 )
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) Tetrabenazine tablets are contraindicated in patients taking MAOIs.
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