What the FDA labels say about taking them together
Amiodarone and citalopram
Citalopram's FDA label of October 9, 2023 names amiodarone in its warnings and precautions section; the amiodarone labels PlainMeds reads (2) do not name citalopram.
Check it at the source: the amiodarone FDA label on DailyMed (effective December 9, 2025, Chartwell RX, LLC); the citalopram FDA label on DailyMed (effective October 9, 2023, Allergan, Inc.).
What does the amiodarone label say about citalopram?
Amiodarone's label (effective December 9, 2025) and its 1 other brand-application label do not name citalopram in these sections. A label lists what its studies and reports found; it is not a complete list.
Source: FDA drug label (Amiodarone Hydrochloride), Chartwell RX, LLC, effective December 9, 2025 (SPL set 5520f11d-968d-4f4f-bf57-d14369c0d746), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
What does the citalopram label say about amiodarone?
Citalopram label, warnings and precautionsSuch drugs include Class 1A (e.g., quinidine, procainamide) or Class III (e.g., amiodarone, sotalol) antiarrhythmic medications, antipsychotic medications (e.g., chlorpromazine, thioridazine), antibiotics (e.g., gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin), or any other class of medications known to prolong the QTc interval (e.g., pentamidine, levomethadyl acetate, methadone).
Source: FDA drug label (Celexa), NDA020822 (Abbvie), as published by Allergan, Inc., effective October 9, 2023 (SPL set 4259d9b1-de34-43a4-85a8-41dd214e9177), via openFDA; the full label on DailyMed
These are the labels' own sentences. PlainMeds does not grade interactions; a pharmacist or prescriber can say what they mean for one person's medicines.
Both medicines on the record
| Amiodarone | Citalopram | |
|---|---|---|
| Labeled for | n/a | Depression |
| Boxed warning | Yes | Yes |
| Pharmacy cost (NADAC) | $0.122 per tablet 200 mg tablet | $0.026 per tablet 10 mg tablet |
| Shortage now | No current entry | No current entry |
Source: FDA NDC Directory, CMS NADAC of October 7, 2026 and the FDA Drug Shortage Database (FDA files October 8, 2026)
What next?
- Check more medicines together
- up to five at once