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Effexor XR Oral

Does this medication interact with other medications?

Effexor XR Oral may interact with the following medications

Severe Interactions:
These medications are not usually taken together. Consult your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) for more in formation.

SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS/SELECTED MAOI'S
ANTIDEPRESSANTS/SIBUTRAMINE
SEROTONINERGIC AGENTS/SIBUTRAMINE
SEROTONINERGIC AGENTS/DEXFENFLURAMINE; FENFLURAMINE

Serious Interactions:
These medications may interact and cause very harmful effects. Consult your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) for more in formation.

SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITORS/LINEZOLID
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/DRONEDARONE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/DISOPYRAMIDE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/CISAPRIDE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/ZIPRASIDONE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/DROPERIDOL
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/LEVOMETHADYL
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/SPARFLOXACIN
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/HALOFANTRINE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/PIMOZIDE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/BEPRIDIL
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/THIORIDAZINE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/AMIODARONE
SSRI'S; DULOXETINE; VENLAFAXINE/TRAMADOL
SSRI'S; SNRI'S/SELECTED ANTICOAGULANTS

Moderate Interactions:
These medications may cause some risk when taken together. Consult your healthcare professional (e.g., doctor or pharmacist) for more in formation.

SSRI'S; SNRI'S/NSAIDS; ASPIRIN
PAROXETINE; VENLAFAXINE/TERBINAFINE
SSRI'S;SNRI'S/SLT ANTICOAGULANTS;ANTIPLATELETS;THROMBOLYTICS
SSRI'S; SNRI'S/METOCLOPRAMIDE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/QUININE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/TETRABENAZINE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/NILOTINIB
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/PALONOSETRON
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/LAPATINIB
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/PALIPERIDONE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/VORINOSTAT
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/GADOXETATE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/DASATINIB
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/POSACONAZOLE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/RANOLAZINE
POSSIBLE QT PROLONGING AGENTS/MESORIDAZINE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/LEVOFLOXACIN
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/HALOPERIDOL
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/NALIDIXIC ACID
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/NORFLOXACIN
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/GEMIFLOXACIN
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/FORMOTEROL
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/METHADONE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/APOMORPHINE
SSRI'S; SSNRI'S; VENLAFAXINE/AMPHETAMINES
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/PROPAFENONE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/DOLASETRON
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/RISPERIDONE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/SOTALOL
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/MOXIFLOXACIN
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/GATIFLOXACIN
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/DOFETILIDE
QT PROLONGING AGENTS/ARSENIC
ANTIDEPRESSANTS/BUPROPION
SSRI'S; VENLAFAXINE/LITHIUM
SSRI'S; SNRI'S/5HT-1D AGONISTS

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