Allopurinol and Prazosin Interaction

Drug interaction information between Allopurinol and Prazosin.

Allopurinol and Prazosin have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Allopurinol and Prazosin. 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

Allopurinol

Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor

Drug B

Prazosin

Alpha-1 Blocker

How They Interact

There is no evidence that these two medications cause problems when taken together.

FDA Label Information

Drug Interactions Prazosin hydrochloride has been administered without any adverse drug interaction in limited clinical experience to date with the following: (1) cardiac glycosides– digitalis and digoxin; (2) hypoglycemics–insulin, chlorpropamide, phenformin, tolazamide, and tolbutamide; (3) tranquilizers and sedatives–chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, and phenobarbital; (4) antigout– allopurinol, colchicine, and probenecid; (5) antiarrhythmics–procainamide, propranolol ( see WARNINGS however), and quinidine; and (6) analgesics, antipyretics and anti-inflammatories– propoxyphene, aspirin,...

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Allopurinol + Prazosin?

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

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

Prazosin has 11 labeled pairs on file vs Allopurinol's 10. In the minor band specifically: Allopurinol has 6 (also Warfarin, Theophylline, Ampicillin/Sulbactam, Famciclovir); Prazosin has 11 (also Aspirin, Diazepam, Digoxin, Indomethacin).

What mechanism field is on file for Allopurinol and Prazosin?

There is no evidence that these two medications cause problems when taken together.

Allopurinol carries more major-labeled pairs than Prazosin

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Allopurinol (Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitor); Prazosin (Alpha-1 Blocker).

Allopurinol has 1 major-labeled pair vs Prazosin's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Allopurinol

1 major · 3 moderate · 6 minor · 10 total

Prazosin

0 major · 0 moderate · 11 minor · 11 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.