Alosetron and Cimetidine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Alosetron and Cimetidine.

Alosetron and Cimetidine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Alosetron and Cimetidine. 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

Alosetron

5-HT3 Antagonist (IBS-D)

Drug B

Cimetidine

H2 Receptor Antagonist

How They Interact

Cimetidine may block the body from breaking down alosetron, which could lead to higher drug levels in your system.

FDA Label Information

Concomitant administration of alosetron and moderate CYP1A2 inhibitors, including quinolone antibiotics and cimetidine, has not been evaluated, but should be avoided unless clinically necessary because of similar potential drug interactions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Alosetron + Cimetidine?

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?

Cimetidine has 77 labeled pairs on file vs Alosetron's 12. In the minor band specifically: Alosetron has 9 (also Estradiol, Hydralazine, Ketoconazole, Theophylline); Cimetidine has 63 (also Albendazole, Alogliptin, Alprazolam, Amiodarone).

What mechanism field is on file for Alosetron and Cimetidine?

Cimetidine may block the body from breaking down alosetron, which could lead to higher drug levels in your system.

Cimetidine carries more major-labeled pairs than Alosetron

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Alosetron (5-HT3 Antagonist (IBS-D)); Cimetidine (H2 Receptor Antagonist).

Cimetidine has 4 major-labeled pairs vs Alosetron's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Alosetron

0 major · 3 moderate · 9 minor · 12 total

Cimetidine

4 major · 10 moderate · 63 minor · 77 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.