Effexor (venlafaxine) Drug Interactions
A total of 1161 drugs are known to interact with Effexor (venlafaxine).
- 270 major drug interactions
- 882 moderate drug interactions
- 9 minor drug interactions
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Common medications checked in combination with Effexor (venlafaxine)
- Abilify (aripiprazole)
- Adderall (amphetamine / dextroamphetamine)
- Ambien (zolpidem)
- aspirin (Aspir 81, Ecotrin, Acetylsalicylic Acid, Aspirin Low Strength, Aspir-Low, Bayer Aspirin, Ecotrin Adult Low Strength, Ascriptin, Fasprin, Arthritis Pain, Low Dose ASA, Aspiritab, Bufferin, Durlaza, Aspirin Lite Coat, Aspirtab, Halfprin, Bayer Children's Aspirin, St. Joseph 81 mg Aspirin Enteric Safety-Coated, Easprin, Aspergum, Buffered Aspirin, Ascriptin Enteric, Acuprin 81, Miniprin, Bayer Aspirin Regimen, St. Joseph 81 mg Chewable Aspirin, Empirin, Ecotrin Maximum Strength, St. Joseph Aspirin, Ecpirin, Bayer Women's Aspirin With Calcium, Ascriptin Maximum Strength, Arthritis Foundation Pain Reliever, Bayer Aspirin with Heart Advantage, Aspi-Cor, Bufferin Low Dose, Medi-Seltzer, Sloprin, ZORprin, Bayer Aspirin Extra Strength Plus, Buffex, Entercote, Extra Strength Bayer, Genacote, Gennin-FC, Genprin, Litecoat Aspirin, Minitabs, Tri-Buffered Aspirin, Entaprin, Bufferin Arthritis Strength, Bufferin Extra Strength, Therapy Bayer, Stanback Analgesic, Norwich Aspirin, Zero-Order Release, YSP Aspirin, Migralex, Heartline, Bayer Advanced Aspirin, Buffasal)
- Celexa (citalopram)
- clonazepam (Klonopin, Klonopin Wafer)
- Contrave (bupropion / naltrexone)
- Cymbalta (duloxetine)
- gabapentin (Neurontin, Gralise, Gabarone, Fanatrex)
- Klonopin (clonazepam)
- Lamictal (lamotrigine)
- levothyroxine (Synthroid, Levoxyl, Tirosint, Levothroid, Eltroxin, Unithroid, Levothyrox, Euthyrox, Levo-T, L Thyroxine Roche, Eutroxsig, Novothyrox, Oroxine, Tirosint-Sol, Levotabs, Levotec, Evotrox)
- Lexapro (escitalopram)
- lisinopril (Zestril, Prinivil, Qbrelis)
- Lyrica (pregabalin)
- metformin (Glucophage, Glumetza, Glucophage XR, Riomet, Fortamet)
- omeprazole (Prilosec, Prilosec OTC, Zegerid (Original Formulation), Omesec)
- oxycodone (OxyContin, Roxicodone, Xtampza ER, OxyIR, Oxaydo, Percolone, Oxyfast, Dazidox, RoxyBond, Oxecta, Oxydose, M-Oxy, ETH-Oxydose, Endocodone, Roxicodone Intensol)
- Paxil (paroxetine)
- phentermine (Adipex-P, Lomaira, Fastin, Suprenza, Ionamin, Teramine, Obenix, Atti-Plex P, Pro-Fast HS, Phentercot, Oby-Cap, Phentride, Obephen, Panshape M, Pro-Fast SR, T-Diet, Zantryl, Oby-Trim, Pro-Fast SA, Teramine ER)
- Prozac (fluoxetine)
- Remeron (mirtazapine)
- Seroquel (quetiapine)
- Suboxone (buprenorphine / naloxone)
- Synthroid (levothyroxine)
- Topamax (topiramate)
- tramadol (Ultram, Tramadol Hydrochloride ER, Tramal, Tramedo, Ultram ER, Larapam SR, GenRx Tramadol, ConZip, Zydol, Ryzolt, Tramahexal, Zamadol, Tramal SR, Tramahexal SR, Zydol XL, Rybix ODT, Ultram ODT)
- trazodone (Desyrel, Oleptro, Desyrel Dividose)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Wellbutrin (bupropion)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
- Zoloft (sertraline)
Effexor (venlafaxine) alcohol/food interactions
There are 2 alcohol/food interactions with Effexor (venlafaxine)
Effexor (venlafaxine) disease interactions
There are 11 disease interactions with Effexor (venlafaxine) which include:
- depression
- renal disease
- renal/liver disease
- mania
- glaucoma
- hypertension
- hyponatremia
- mania
- seizures
- urinary tract obstruction
- weight loss
More about Effexor (venlafaxine)
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- During Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
- Dosage Information
- Patient Tips
- Drug Images
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- Support Group
- 341 Reviews
- Generic Availability
- Drug class: serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
- FDA Alerts (7)
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Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No information available. |
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