Abiraterone and Thioridazine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Abiraterone and Thioridazine.

Abiraterone and Thioridazine have a documented moderate interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a moderate-severity interaction between Abiraterone and Thioridazine. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Abiraterone

CYP17 Inhibitor

Drug B

Thioridazine

Typical Antipsychotic (Phenothiazine)

How They Interact

Abiraterone interferes with the enzyme that breaks down thioridazine. Because thioridazine has a very narrow safety range, even a small increase in its levels could lead to dangerous side effects.

FDA Label Information

Avoid co-administration of abiraterone acetate with substrates of CYP2D6 with a narrow therapeutic index (e.g., thioridazine).

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Abiraterone + Thioridazine?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair moderate. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Thioridazine has 17 labeled pairs on file vs Abiraterone's 7. In the moderate band specifically: Abiraterone has 2 (also Spironolactone); Thioridazine has 3 (also Darifenacin, Tetrabenazine).

What mechanism field is on file for Abiraterone and Thioridazine?

Abiraterone interferes with the enzyme that breaks down thioridazine. Because thioridazine has a very narrow safety range, even a small increase in its levels could lead to dangerous side effects.

Thioridazine carries more major-labeled pairs than Abiraterone

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is moderate · classes on file: Abiraterone (CYP17 Inhibitor); Thioridazine (Typical Antipsychotic (Phenothiazine)).

Thioridazine has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Abiraterone's 0. This page itself is in the moderate band, not the major band.

Abiraterone

0 major · 2 moderate · 5 minor · 7 total

Thioridazine

3 major · 3 moderate · 11 minor · 17 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.